Splendors and Glooms Transformation Quotes

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Quote #4

Grisini's regular clothes were grimy and torn, but they had once been elegant; his tattered frock coat had been cut by a master tailor, and his hat was genuine beaver. The clothes he wore now made him look like a pauper. An overcoat woven of some heavy wool covered him from throat to knee. His boots were clumsy, and his trousers were frayed. The torn brim of a slouch hat cast his face into shadow. (15.25)

This isn't Grisini's first time at the rodeo when it comes to evading the police. He has a whole outfit that he uses in order to slip into the shadows and become unrecognizable. What a devious dude.

Quote #5

The puppet in her hand was beautifully made and entirely suitable for a dancer. She had black ringlets and a snow-white frock. Her complexion was delicately pink and white; her Cupid's bow mouth wore an enigmatic simper. Around her neck was a locket smaller than a pea. The jewel in the center flashed blue fire.

"Parsefall," whispered Lizzie Rose. "It's Clara." (17.63-64)

Right away, Lizzie Rose and Parsefall recognize the puppet and are horrified to see that it's Clara. Lizzie Rose doesn't believe that it's the real girl right away, but Parsefall knows deep down inside that Grisini has turned Clara into a puppet. After all, it's happened to him, too.

Quote #6

"I don't know," Lizzie Rose said faintly. "She feels like wax—or soft leather—and oh, Parsefall, I think she's warm—"

I'm not wax, Clara thought. I'm myself. Only I can't move. (18.34-35)

Clara is starting to see that being a puppet comes with certain disadvantages, like not being able to move or speak. This is going to be a really tough situation to get herself out of—and she'll need help.