How we cite our quotes: (Story.Paragraph)
Quote #4
For two years he loved Miss Amelia, but he did not declare himself. He would stand near the door of her premises, his cap in his hand, his eyes meek and longing and misty gray. He reformed himself completely. (Ballad.87)
This is the kind of love that we're used to pop culture: love that can reform a criminal, and make a frog a prince. Or at least the kind of love that will make a frog sit still long enough for you to put a crown on him...
Quote #5
That was one of the ways in which she showed her love for him. He had her confidence in the most delicate and vital matters. (Ballad.110)
In this story, love makes you give away everything you hold dear. This means private, stoic Miss Amelia gets chatty around her beloved hunchback.
Quote #6
An old couple who had come in from the country hesitated for a moment at the doorway, holding each other's hand, and finally decided to come inside. They had lived together so long, this old country couple, that they looked as similar as twins. (Ballad.129)
Unlike Miss Amelia and Marvin Macy, or Miss Amelia and Cousin Lymon, or Marvin Macy and Cousin Lymon, this old couple resembles each other.