How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Book.Chapter.Line)
Quote #10
"If you love me—now—don't ask me about my father." (2.10.5.49)
When Merton comes to Marian's to see Kate, he asks how Kate's father is doing. But Kate, as tortured as she is, pleads with Merton to never, ever, ask about her father. Lionel Croy is the main reason Kate has such a tough time loving, and to talk to Merton about Lionel is, in Kate's mind, to link them. She prefers to keep them separate from one another and to think of Merton as different and kind.