| Quote #4 Last night I wandered in a wide area of ferns, interspersed with hemlock trees… I wanted to kick myself for the stupid field trip last week. (7.89) |
The "real" trip she took to the Cullen house now informs Bella’s dreams.
| Quote #5 This had to be it, the recipe for hallucination – adrenaline plus danger plus stupidity. (8.84) |
Bella has come up with a recipe to conjure up Edward’s "presence" through his voice in her head. In that reality, he still cares about her.
| Quote #6 [Edward to Bella:] "I can’t believe how quick it was – I didn’t feel a thing." (20.71) |
Edward believes he has entered some kind of afterlife with Bella, which belies the attitude he’s held throughout the story – that vampires have no soul.