... is in such a poor mental state and why Hepzibah is always scowling and forlorn. In the novel Jaffrey acts like a man possessed by the spirit of the colonel. He takes on all the tell tale attributes of the founder including his greed and disregard for life. Jaffrey was second in line to inherit the family fortune after Clifford. Being second to anyone was like being inferior or having ... faith and trust, her fresh remembrance, and continual devotedness towards the original of that miniature, have been the only substance for her heart to feed upon." (34) The original of that miniature, w...

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