How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
And so the rest of us set about learning to live in the wide green prison of our own election. (2.7.33)
Even though Anna hardly ever leaves Eyam, she feels constrained once the village is shut off from the outside world. The rest of the villagers feel the same way. As we'll see, this ends up making everyone stir crazy, to put it mildly.
Quote #5
Before sunset, no less than four families were visited so, by deaths that reached across generations, snatching children and parents with the same dread hand. (2.9.11)
No one is exempt from the horrors of the plague. The villagers were gung ho to stay in town when Mompellion first suggested the idea, but now that they're experiencing the consequences of their decision, they're left wondering whether they made the right call. Unfortunately, things will only get worse before they get better.
Quote #6
It was on the first Sunday in March that Michael Mompellion surrendered to the inevitable and closed the church. (2.10.28)
This is a big deal. Beyond serving as a gathering place for the villagers, the church is where they made their infamous Sunday Oath. With their place of worship gone, the community is left more scattered than ever before.