‘Mary saw all that was passing in the other’s mind: no, not all; all the
hostility, the disappointment, the disapproval, the unhappiness, she did see;
but not the undercurrent of love, which was strong enough to well up and drown
all these, if only time could be allowed for it to do so.’
Anthony Trollope, ‘Doctor Thorne’
A fabulous quote from the pages of
Anthony Trollope’s, ‘Doctor Thorne’ - a book that I’ve been reading since
August. More than six hundred densely packed pages which I am enjoying (apart
from the political electioneering stuff) but I have resolved to not pick up
another book until I’ve finished it. I forbid myself!
If you see me reading it anywhere,
please do not disturb me!
However, I’ve closed the book just
for a little while this afternoon so as to mull over these few words.
