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=3.= The butte soared, like a soul serene and white

=4.= Because of the katharsis of the night.

The butte appears again, this time as the symbol of a soul that

has struggled and triumphed. The principle of Katharsis,

purification, is a principle of the Greek drama as worked out by

Aristotle. To what degree is it a principle of life?

=5.= All day Hugh fought with sleep and struggled on

Which day? Why does Hugh no longer travel at night?

=16.= Hope flared in Hugh, until the memory came

=17.= Of him who robbed a sleeping friend and fled.

Explain.

=18.= Then hate and hunger merged; etc.

Note again that Hugh finds Jamie’s treachery everywhere. It is

an obsession with him.

Define “amethyst.”

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