The Woman in White Memory and the Past Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Volume.Part.Chapter.Paragraph

Quote #10

I read these little domestic confidences, in the bright morning, with the terrible recollection of what had happened the evening before, vivid in my memory. (3.1.11.4)

Walter deals with the immediate aftermath of the fire, describing how the event haunted him the next day and for days after.

Quote #11

But I owed it to Marian to be faithful to my past experience of her, and to trust her as I trusted myself. (3.1.11.4)

This idea of being faithful to the past is key to Walter's character and acts as a foundation for his relationships with Laura and Marian as the novel progresses.