A Muscovite Princess whom Orlando falls in love with during the Great Frost, at which time Orlando is betrothed to Euphrosyne. Orlando and Sasha spend much time together during the festival of the Great Frost, and they make love on the frozen River Thames. Orlando and Sasha plan to run away to Russia together, but Sasha never shows up on the night they are supposed to meet. She leaves Orlando alone in the rain, cursing women.
Sasha Quotes in Orlando
The Orlando quotes below are all either spoken by Sasha or refer to Sasha. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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When the boy, for alas, a boy it must be—no woman could skate with such speed and vigour—swept almost on tiptoe past him, Orlando was ready to tear his hair with vexation that the person was of his own sex, and thus all embraces were out of the question.
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Sasha Quotes in Orlando
The Orlando quotes below are all either spoken by Sasha or refer to Sasha. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 1
Quotes
When the boy, for alas, a boy it must be—no woman could skate with such speed and vigour—swept almost on tiptoe past him, Orlando was ready to tear his hair with vexation that the person was of his own sex, and thus all embraces were out of the question.
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