How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
It was an extraordinarily friendly smile. Clara was struck to the heart. Improbable as it might seem, this girl—who was graceful and clever and older than she—liked her. Of the seventeen children who were coming to her birthday party, there was not one, Clara felt, who really liked her. (1.28)
Clara Wintermute is so starved for the company of other children, especially since all of her siblings are dead, that she can't forget the one time that Lizzie Rose smiles at her. She decides that she has to track down this girl and become friends with her pronto.
Quote #2
Lizzie Rose and Parsefall trailed after it. Clara would have liked to wave to them, but she forced herself to speak only to her guests. She stayed close to Miss Cameron, uttering stock phrases of hospitality. (4.21)
Clara desperately wants to spend more time with Lizzie Rose and Parsefall after her birthday party, but she knows that she'll never be allowed to befriend two street children. Her parents would find it most unsavory.
Quote #3
Lizzie Rose smiled to herself. It was his favorite, and her masterpiece. She had told it many times and perfected each detail; if she was in the mood to describe every gemstone on the enchanted coach, or every ribbon on Cinderella's gown, she didn't spare him. "Wrap yourself up," she whispered, "and I'll tell." She reached for his quilt so that she could wind a cocoon around him. (10.16)
Parsefall might not let Lizzie Rose get close most of the time, but he's a glutton for stories. That's when they really get along—when Lizzie Rose is telling him a fairy tale with plenty of lush details and action.
Quote #4
There was a queer, high noise, as piercing as a pennywhistle. Parsefall had no idea that it came from his own throat. He knew only that his whole body had been set in motion. He leaped like a cat onto Grisini's back, seizing him by the collar. (15.35)
He's not a touchy-feely kind of guy, nor does he like to talk about his emotions, but Parsefall is still a loyal friend. When he sees that Grisini is hurting Lizzie Rose, he immediately jumps on the evil magician's back even though he's terrified of him.
Quote #5
"I ain't turning orphelings into the street," Mrs. Pinchbeck said grandly. "I 'aven't the 'eart. It's one thing if you 'ad the money, but if you 'aven't, you can"—she thought for a moment—"you can 'elp Luce around the 'house. Tidy up." (16.51)
Lizzie Rose and Parsefall expect to be evicted now that Grisini's gone, but Mrs. Pinchbeck lets them stay even though it means she'll lose rent money. She steps in and is a real friend to them when they're in need, and the children appreciate it more than anything.
Quote #6
Almost at once, he felt better. As he lay there with one hand draped over her, he fancied that she sympathized with him, that she understood his terror. The idea was comforting. He pulled her closer. She was warm and strong and solid. As if he were stretching out a hand, he tried to think himself inside her, to imagine the thoughts that passed through her mind. (22.14)
Parsefall usually pushes people away when they try to get close to him, but he feels differently about Clara when she's a puppet. It's easier to accept her as a friend when she's a little puppet—a friend who can understand him but not ask him any questions.
Quote #7
"The coppers are going to come after us—don't you understand? If they find out you took that photograph, they'll send you to prison—or Australia. I don't know which. Only I won't let them." She looked suddenly fierce. "I won't lose you. So we must go away, and we must go tonight, before the coppers come." (27.33)
Although it would be easier for Lizzie Rose to turn in Parsefall to the police and wipe her hands clean of him, she would never do that. The two children are bound together by friendship and loyalty, so instead she'll help him escape.
Quote #8
For the moment, at least, he had found a sort of sanctuary. He would bring the bearskin rug into the room, and Clara—he would certainly bring Clara. He set the lamp on the floor and went out into the passage to fetch her. (37.75)
Even though Grisini's experience has scared the living daylights out of Parsefall, he doesn't forget Clara when he goes off to find a hiding spot. He brings her along because they're buddies now and they look out for each other.
Quote #9
"You asked if she was dear to me. The shoe was on the other foot: she cared for me. Her nature was affectionate, and she was as eager to please as her own lapdog. When I had headaches—I had dreadful headaches in those days—she used to sit by me and bathe my forehead with lavender water. She had many friends, but I was her first, and, she used to say, her dearest. She always called me that: her dearest friend." (37.9)
Cassandra doesn't like to admit that she was attached to Marguerite, but it's clear that the one true friendship she had in her life had a profound impact on her. She cannot forget Marguerite or stop feeling guilty about stealing the phoenix-stone from her.
Quote #10
He saw Clara bow her head to hide a smile, and he turned back to wink at Lizzie Rose. They were waiting, all three of them, for the moment when they could be alone again and free to laugh together. (E.21)
At the end, the children are like the Three Musketeers—an unbreakable trio of mischief-makers. They all know that when they go back to London, they're going to have an awesome time hanging out with each other.