How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"Mourning is over," he said. "I am in earnest. Draw the curtains. Your mother would not have wanted it to last as such." (29.80)
The King seems to appreciate the girls' offer to extend mourning, but in the end he decides to discontinue it. Perhaps he realizes that their mom, who mourning is supposed to honor, wouldn't have wanted her daughters to spend more than a year in darkness, without dancing or joy. Or maybe he finally works through his own grief issues. Whatever the cause, it seems like everyone's pretty happy with this turn of events.