How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
The skyline was broken here and there by the shapes of barns and farmhouses some way away over the fields, but otherwise, I appeared to have left behind all signs of community. (6.92)
Again the English countryside is depicted as a decidedly unfamiliar wilderness.
Quote #11
The pier lights have been switched on and behind me a crowd of people have just given a loud cheer to greet this event. (8.60)
Stevens's last view at the end of the novel is of the English Channel from the Weymouth pier. The general vacation mood of the area suggests that Stevens has somehow come to terms with his troubled memories… or at least stuffed them into the recesses of his mind.