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The Egoist Chapter XXI
In which the restless vigil of Miss Middleton reveals the fierce turmoil of a sensitive mind wrestling with submission, duty, and the sharp distinctions of her sex, while thoughts of various men—some as refuges, others as tempters—crowd and confound her. She encounters Vernon Whitford’s sober counsel and the presence of Colonel De Craye as dawn unfolds, marking the beginning of a new phase in the delicate drama of her constrained existence.
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