Stories with a Vengeance — page 79: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page Analysis This is a page of story prose from "Lord Severnoak's Daughter," appearing on page 75 of the magazine. The text describes a dramatic romantic scene in which John Webster declares his love to Cecil, a young woman whose portrait hangs in the cottage where they've met. The passage conveys Webster's emotional desperation and Cecil's conflicted response as he urges her to become his wife, promising devotion to her service. The scene culminates with Webster pressing her hands to his lips before she asks him to leave, saying "Pray excuse me now." The narrative focuses on dialogue and internal emotion rather than action.