How we cite our quotes:
Quote #10
“’Tis true I did not welcome you into my house,” he said at last. “But this last week you have proved me wrong. You have not spared yourself, Katherine. Our own daughter couldn’t have done more.” (18.6)
During Mercy and Judith’s illness, Kit takes on the family chores. Kit’s hard work has allowed Uncle Matthew to accept her into the family and think of her as his own daughter.
Quote #11
One night she woke from a vivid dream. She and Nat had stood side by side at the bow of the Dolphin, watching that familiar curving prow carving gently through calm turquoise water. They came soundlessly into a palm-studded harbor, fragrant with the scent of blossoms, and happiness was like sunshine, wrapping her round and pouring into her heart till it overflowed.
Shoe woke in the freezing darkness. I want to go back, she admitted at last, weeping. I want to go home, where green things are growing, and I will never see snow again as long as I live! (20.60-61)
Kit dreams of returning to her home in Barbados on the Dolphin with Nat. How does she interpret the dream? What do you think her dream means?