"I found it strange that neither I nor the day seemed in the mourning mood and I felt even annoyed at discovering in myself a sensation of freedom as if I had been freed from something by his death." ("The Sisters," p. 11)

"But I disliked the words in his mouth, and I wondered why he shivered once or twice as if he feared something or felt a sudden chill." ("An Encounter," p. 25)

"Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger." ("Araby," p. 36)

"She had consented to go away, to leave her home. Was that wise? She tried to weigh each side of the question." ("Eveline," p. 38)

"A certain pride mingled with his parents' trepidation, a certain eagerness, also, to play fast and loose, for the names of great foreign cities have at...