How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
It seemed so still, like him, with a curious inward stillness that made her want to clutch it, as if she could not reach it. All her soul suddenly swept towards him: he was so silent, and out of reach! And he felt his limbs revive. Shoving with his left hand, he laid his right on her round white wrist, softly enfolding her wrist, with a caress. And the flame of strength went down his back and his loins, reviving him. And she bent suddenly and kissed his hand.(13.217)
This tender little moment between Connie and Mellors takes place behind Clifford's back—literally. They're pushing Clifford's wheelchair together, and he's just made an idiot of himself. Watching Clifford have a temper tantrum makes Connie realize how lucky she is to have a virile gamekeeper living across the lawn.
Quote #5
She was silently weeping, and he lay with her and went into her there on the hearthrug, and so they gained a measure of equanimity.(14.210)
There's nothing better than make-up sex, especially if it takes place on a hearthrug. These two don't talk it out; they just do it and get over it, and there's something to be said for that approach. (According to Lawrence, that is. We have no comment.)
Quote #6
"You say a man's got no brain, when he's a fool: and no heart, when he's mean; and no stomach when he's a funker. And when he's got none of that spunky wild bit of a man in him, you say he's got no balls. When he's a sort of tame." (14.20)
If I only had a brain—or a heart—or a stomach—or working testicles. Here, Mellors breaks down a man's personality into his body parts, kind of like a reflexology chart that assigns different organs to different parts of the foot. So much for the mind-body divide.