I sometimes fancy," said Hilda, on whose susceptibility the scene always made a strong impression, "that Rome—mere Rome—will crowd everything else out of my heart.


The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (ed. General Books, 2009)


I sometimes fancy, said Hilda, on whose susceptibility the scene always made a strong impression, that Rome—mere Rome—will crowd everything else...

I sometimes fancy, said Hilda, on whose susceptibility the scene always made a strong impression, that Rome—mere Rome—will crowd everything else...

I sometimes fancy, said Hilda, on whose susceptibility the scene always made a strong impression, that Rome—mere Rome—will crowd everything else...

I sometimes fancy, said Hilda, on whose susceptibility the scene always made a strong impression, that Rome—mere Rome—will crowd everything else...