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The Governor’s Wife
One of the Governor’s wife’s two daughters. Lydia is pretty and sweet, and has a crush on Dr. Simon Jordan. Lydia is also captivated by Grace, and is kind to her, although she is also quite thoughtless. For example, when Grace agrees to make her a new dress, Lydia responds that she hopes Grace is never released from prison so she will always be around to help her, which Grace wryly calls “a compliment of a sort.”
Miss Lydia Quotes in Alias Grace
The Alias Grace quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Lydia or refer to Miss Lydia. 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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Chapter 48
Quotes
“You killed her,” breathes Lydia. “I always thought so.” She sounds, if anything, admiring.
“The kerchief killed her. Hands held it,” says the voice. “She had to die. The wages of sin is death. And this time the gentleman died as well, for once. Share and share alike!”
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Miss Lydia Quotes in Alias Grace
The Alias Grace quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Lydia or refer to Miss Lydia. 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 48
Quotes
“You killed her,” breathes Lydia. “I always thought so.” She sounds, if anything, admiring.
“The kerchief killed her. Hands held it,” says the voice. “She had to die. The wages of sin is death. And this time the gentleman died as well, for once. Share and share alike!”
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