How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
His fingers were clever enough, but there were only nine of them. The little finger on his right hand was missing. There was no scar, nothing ugly to see. It was just that the little finger was not there. Parsefall didn't know what had become of it. He was almost certain he had once had ten fingers, and it tormented him that he couldn't remember what had become of the one he lost. (3.56)
Although Parsefall has no idea what happened to his missing finger, he's sure that it was something terrible. Does he want to remember what happened, or is he better off just forgetting the whole violent incident?
Quote #5
Dear God, if the child was ill … He told himself there could be nothing wrong. If Clara had been anyone else's daughter, he would have said she was as strong as a little pony. But the nightmare of the past would be with him till the day he died. When the cholera struck, the children had been taken ill very suddenly. He remembered his wife's face as she wept over the bodies of the children he had been unable to save. (6.7)
The Wintermutes have been through some serious trauma with the deaths of four children, and now, whenever Clara looks even the slightest bit off, Dr. Wintermute has to check her health. He's terrified of losing yet another child and going through that pain all over again.
Quote #6
That night Parsefall had a nightmare. It was Ruby who sounded the alarm, sniffing at her mistress's face and whining softly. Lizzie Rose heard Parsefall's labored breathing and climbed out of bed. She drew a blanket around her shoulders, tiptoed out of her room, and knelt beside the sleeping boy. She wanted to rouse him before he screamed; Grisini did not like being awakened. (10.1)
Parsefall acts like a tough guy during the day and pretends he doesn't need anyone else—especially not Lizzie Rose—but at night, he's plagued by terrible nightmares. That's when he needs someone to comfort and care for him, to make him feel safe again.