How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
He understood that the arrangements gave every advantage to the kidnapper. Until the next morning, Dr. Wintermute could not leave the cemetery. He would not catch so much as a glimpse of his daughter's captor; he had only the kidnapper's word that Clara would be released after the ransom was paid. Nevertheless, he had determined to follow the instructions in the letter. It had come with a spiral of glossy hair: one of Clara's ringlets. The sight of that curl had robbed Dr. Wintermute of his last shred of common sense. (12.5)
Dr. Wintermute knows that the kidnapper is playing on his fear and worry, but he can't defy him—he's too worried about Clara's safety and well-being. He'll go along with this sick game if it means he can get his daughter back.
Quote #5
He congratulated himself on the excellence of his plan. He had chosen his victim well. Dr. Wintermute could be relied upon to pay Clara's ransom; a man who had lost four children and would stop at nothing to rescue the fifth. Not until the following morning would the doctor understand that his daughter was never coming home. (14.5)
Grisini is so terrible. He plays with people and their emotions like they're his puppets, and he doesn't even feel guilty about causing the Wintermutes so much distress. He doesn't even intend to give Clara back, even though she's all that they have left in life.
Quote #6
He selected his words carefully. "To me, you are as beautiful as you ever were."
It was a double insult. She bared her teeth at him, the unhealthy color in her cheeks deepening. "How dare you, Gaspare! I could have let you die—" (19.14-15)
Grisini likes to rub in the fact that he once manipulated Cassandra into teaching him magic by pretending to love her, and he hurts her feelings even now when he suggests that she was never beautiful to him. He only used her for his own personal gain.