Key Quotations - Irene Flashcards
Irene’s reaction to Clare’s letter (P1 Chp1)
‘Brilliant red patched flamed on Irene Redfield’s warm olive cheeks’
Irene looking at Clare (P1 Chp2)
‘Then, conscious that she had been staring, she looked quickly away’
Irene and Clare staring (hints of sexual desire) (P1 Chp2)
‘She evidently failed to realise that such intense interest she was showing might be embarrassing, and continued to stare’
Irene not recognising Clare (P1 Chp2)
‘Irene studied the lovely creature standing beside her for some clue to her identity’
Irene’s reaction to meeting with Clare Kendry again (P1 Chp2)
‘She was through with Clare Kendry’
Irene proud of her son’s colour (P1 Chp3)
‘One of my boys is dark.’
Irene not wanting to read Clare’s letter but is tempted (P1 Chp4)
‘She wouldn’t, she told herself, read it. She hadn’t had the time…But she did read it.’
Worried about her children (P2 Chp1)
‘I wonder if he isn’t going too fast in school?’
Wanting what’s best for her children (P2 Chp1)
‘It was only that she wanted him to be happy’
Irene concerned for Clare’s safety (P2 Chp2)
‘I can’t help thinking that you ought not to come up here, ought not to run the risk of knowing negroes’
Reaction to Brian inviting Clare (P3 Chp1)
‘Amazed at the fierce anger that had blazed up in her’
Talking to the mirror, suspicious of Brian and Clare (P3 Chp1)
‘I do think…that you’ve been something - oh, very much - of a damned fool’
Smashing the cup (P3 Chp1)
‘There was a slight crash. On the floor at her feet lay the shattered cup. Dark stains dotted the bright rug. Spread. The chatter stopped.’
Wanting her children to be safe (P3 Chp1)
‘If the boys were safe. It did hurt. But it didn’t matter.’
Opening the window (P3 Chp4)
‘It seems dreadfully warm in here. Mind if I open this window?’
