... father Sir Leoline, who she claims is ill and secluded. A just punishment, perhaps, for the daughter whose birth killed her mother. With such fear and sense of loss it is not surprising that Christabel should turn her affections to a substitute, someone who is similar to herself. Like the Secret Sharer of Conrad's tale, Geraldine is initially portrayed as an empathetic being, who having undergone ... duress, emotionally appeals to her rescuer.Christabel regards the woman with almost childlike awe, and her attempts at friendship often seem to echo the overtures of a child. The conflictin...

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