Adam Bede

‰ЫПImagination is a licensed trespasser: it has no fear of dogs, but may climb over walls and peep in at windows with impunity.‰Ыќ

‰ЫПLong dark lashes, now‰ЫУwhat can be more exquisite? I find it impossible not to expect some depth of soul behind a deep grey eye with a long dark eyelash, in spite of an experience which has shown me that they may go along with deceit, peculation, and stupidity. But if, in the reaction of disgust, I have betaken myself to a fishy eye, there has been a surprising similarity of result. One begins to suspect at length that there is no direct correlation between eyelashes and morals; or else, that the eyelashes express the disposition of the fair one‰ЫЄs grandmother, which is on the whole less important to us.‰Ыќ

The most engaging book I‰ЫЄve read in a while. It seems that it shouldn‰ЫЄt be that way, with lengthy passages of descriptions and contemplations that I shouldn‰ЫЄt enjoy, but yet still it is ridiculously good.