'they say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did. but we were not in their ranks'
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part 1, religion, Godfrey
'the Lord make no distinction between black and white. black and white the same for Him'
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part 1, Antoinette, isolation
'and if the razor grass cut my legs and arms I would think 'it's better than people''
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part 1, mr mason toward Annette
'didn't you fly at me like a little wild cat'
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part 1, tia and Antoinette
'we stared at each other, blood on my face, tears on hers. it was as if I saw myself. like in a looking-glass'
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part 1, religion at the nunnery
'you must not concern yourself with that mystery. we do not know why the devil must have his little day. not yet'
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part 2, the young bull questioning the Englishman
'this is a very wild place - not civilised. why you come here?'
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part 2, Daniel Cosway
'but they are white, I am coloured. they are rich, I am poor'
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part 2, Antoinette and loyalty
'but I cannot go. he is my husband after all'
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part 2, difference in cultures - the Englishman
'these people are very vulnerable. how old was I when I learned to hide how I felt? a very small boy'
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part 2, christophine's life
'but no husband, I thank my god. I keep my money. I don't give it to no worthless man'
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part 2, hatred
'and I hated the place. I hated the mountains and hills, the rivers and the rain'
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part 2, hatred
'I hated its beauty and magic and the secret I would never know. I hated its indifference and the cruelty which was part of its loveliness. above all I hated her. for she belonged to the magic and loveliness'
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grace poole on Antoinette
'she hasn't lost her spirit. she's still fierce'
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Antoinette rejecting the Englishman
'bertha is not my name' 'stop trying to make me someone im not'
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symbol of eyes
'saw the hate go out of her eyes' 'I don't turn my back on her when her eyes have that look'
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the Englishman's attitude
'I was tired of these people, above all, I hated her'
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
part 1, religion, Godfrey
Back
'the Lord make no distinction between black and white. black and white the same for Him'
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