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Quote #7
The truth—the tragedy—of the drama was no more. I could now find room to doubt the evidence of my senses; and seldom called up the subject at all but with wonder at extent of human credulity, and a smile at the vivid force of the imagination which I hereditarily possessed. (27)
William deceives himself into thinking that the events of his childhood were largely imagined.
Quote #8
In this low and small room there hung no lamp; and now no light at all was admitted, save that of the exceedingly feeble dawn which made its way through the semi-circular window. (28)
Notice that there is no light by which William might clearly examine the countenance of his visitor. In his fictional story, he creates an environment with low light so that he doesn’t have to face his nemesis clearly. In this way, he is lying to himself by refusing to face reality.
Quote #9
…which would enable me to indulge at will in the luxury already so dear to my heart,—to vie in profuseness of expenditure with the haughtiest heirs of the wealthiest earldoms in Great Britain. (31)
For someone who is supposedly of noble descent himself, William certainly takes great pleasure in keeping noble company. Can we trust his declaration of noble blood?