How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"It was Valentine's fault, and Crome's. It was the Engineers' fault for getting the thing to work and my mum's fault for digging it up in the first place. It was the Ancients' fault for inventing it. It was Pewsey and Gench's fault for trying to kill you, and Katherine's for saving my life..." (37.4)
Here, Hester finally gets to the root of the blame game... and these roots are long and twisted. Who's to blame? There's no end to the question, and no beginning. But does that absolve people of all responsibility? We're skeptical.