The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Time and Eternity, Poem 19
by Emily Dickinson
I noticed people disappeared
I noticed people disappeared
Mina, Jonathan’s girlfriend, writes letters back and forth to her friend Lucy about the young men in her life, Dr. Jack Seward and Quincey Morris. Arthur Holmwood introduced Lucy to Quincey Morris.
I had been hungry all the years;
The day came slow, till five o'clock
One need not be a chamber to be haunted
But wherefore do not you a mightier way
When I consider every thing that grows
No more be grieved at that which thou hast done
O how I faint when I of you do write
Carol continues to silently endure life in Gopher Prairie. Vida excitedly welcomes Raymond Wutherspoon back home from war. The townspeople's quickly increasing wealth prompts the arrival of Mr. Blausser, a businessman deadset on improving and expanding Gopher Prairie. Carol is finally prepared to leave Gopher Prairie.
Against that time (if ever that time come)
The sun just touched the morning
Who will believe my verse in time to come
Alas ‘tis true, I have gone here and there
At the bungalow, Curly and Flop split up to look for adventures. Flop sees his friend Cora Janet and she tells him her dilemma about marshmallow candy and a bear who will want to eat them and her too. Flop comes up with a plan and, when the bear finally arrives, he is pelted with marshmallow candy and retreats.
O for my sake do you with Fortune chide
A statement from the woman who prepared the body.
When in the chronicle of wasted time
A bird came down the walk
Because I could not stop for Death
How heavy do I journey on the way
The Admiral sets out to go back to sea and instead sees a moneylenders advertisement. He decides to borrow the money to pay the enormous debt and ends up in the shabby office of two scam artists. They try to make a deal and the Admiral refuses with the advice of Charles. Charles resolves to take him to Mrs. Westmacott’s lawyer.
After the conclusion of the dinner party, George makes a confession to Myra.
Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy will