Hi,
Here are some words from the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover(page 127-128, Chapter 7) by DH Lawrence (planetebook,here):
(background: Connie was outing in the forest, and then went to Mellors' hut, watching him working ..……)
It was the stillness, and the timeless sort of patience, in a man impatient and passionate, that touched Connie's womb.She saw it in his bent head, the quick quiet hands, the crouching of his slender, sensitive loins; something patient and withdrawn. She felt his experience had been deeper and wider than her own; much deeper and wider, and perhaps more deadly. And this relieved her of herself; she felt almost irresponsible.
The blue sentence is quite difficult to me. How should I understand it please?
I know this relieved her of herself means this relieved her responsibility, i.e, she was almost irresponsible.
But what does this refer to?
Thank you in advance
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Here are some words from the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover(page 127-128, Chapter 7) by DH Lawrence (planetebook,here):
(background: Connie was outing in the forest, and then went to Mellors' hut, watching him working ..……)
It was the stillness, and the timeless sort of patience, in a man impatient and passionate, that touched Connie's womb.She saw it in his bent head, the quick quiet hands, the crouching of his slender, sensitive loins; something patient and withdrawn. She felt his experience had been deeper and wider than her own; much deeper and wider, and perhaps more deadly. And this relieved her of herself; she felt almost irresponsible.
The blue sentence is quite difficult to me. How should I understand it please?
I know this relieved her of herself means this relieved her responsibility, i.e, she was almost irresponsible.
But what does this refer to?
Thank you in advance
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