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Quote #4
"Ah'm so tired of you Ah don't know whut to do." (23)
Sykes says this to Delia and we wonder why he doesn't just leave. Maybe it has something to do with that nice, big, comfy house and all the free cooking. Just a hunch.
Quote #5
She lay awake, gazing upon the debris that cluttered their matrimonial trail [...] Anything like flowers had long ago been drowned in the salty stream that had been pressed from her heart. (25)
Okay, now our hearts are breaking! It seems totally unfair that Delia, or any woman for that matter, should have to be with someone as cruel as Sykes. The image of her tears flowing like a 'salty stream' is also a nice metaphor—not much can grow with salty water, nor can a relationship grow without love.
Quote #6
"Ah been married to you fur fifteen years, and Ah been takin' in washin' for fifteen years. Sweat, sweat, sweat." (18)
Wait, fifteen years? Is it just us, or does that seem like an awfully long time to put up with a no-good mooch husband? Then again, it is the 1920s and the fact is, she's standing up to him now, and better now than never.