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was something to that after all. It would explain why he couldn’t stand to look
at four pictures of women hanging in his house.”
Commentator 2: “You know, that’s a fair point. It reminds me of that line in
Shade’s poem ‘She may not be a beauty, but she’s cute’ (p.44).
Commentator 1: “Oh yeah, I always thought that was a harsh way to describe
your daughter. Can’t imagine how it must have felt when Hazel read that.”
Commentator 2: “Right? Especially when John was the one she seemed to be
closer with. That scene in the haunted barn where she’s yelling at her mom,
‘Why must you spoil everything? Why must you always spoil everything?’ (p. 192)
certainly expresses some animosity in their relationship.
Commentator 1: “Well from the way Kinbote writes about her, it doesn’t sound
like he was Sybil’s greatest fan himself. Actually, on the next page (p. 193), Kin-
bote even says “it is also true that Hazel Shade resembled me in certain re-
spects.”
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