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Quote #10
He had robbed the body of its taint, the world's taunts of their sting; he had shown her the holiness of direct desire. She "never exactly understood," she would say in after years, "how he managed to strengthen her. It was as if he had made her see the whole of everything at once" (19.53).
Mr. Emerson has managed to somehow make Lucy realize that there’s nothing wrong with her desire for George – finally, we see her emerge from her tense relationship with conventional society, and simply follow her own heart. It sounds cheesy, but it’s true… and it’s absolutely the right thing for her to do.