How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Book.Chapter.Line)
Quote #10
"Our dear dove then, as Kate calls her, has folded her wonderful wings." (2.10.3.9)
In one of the prettiest lines in the whole novel, Aunt Maud informs Merton that Milly Theale has succumbed to her illness and died. Throughout the book, people have called Milly a dove because of her gentleness and beauty. We learn that Milly has symbolically "folded her wonderful wings," meaning she has died.