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she went to him and they stood together, now that the party was almost over, looking at the people going, and the rooms getting emptier and emptier, with things scattered on the floor. Even Ellie Henderson was going, nearly last of all, though no one had spoken to her, but she had wanted to see everything, to tell Edith. And Richard and Elizabeth were rather glad it was over, but Richard was proud of his daughter. And he had not meant to tell her, but he could not help telling her. He had looked at her, he said, and he had wondered, Who is that lovely girl? and it was his daughter! That did make her happy. But her poor dog was howling. 去书内
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    Reading Notes on Mrs Dalloway This excerpt is from the ending of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway. The scene is Clarissa’s party, which is coming to an end. Guests are leaving, and the rooms become empty. Woolf uses stream‑of‑consciousness to show characters’ inner thoughts. Richard Dalloway is amazed by his daughter Elizabeth’s beauty in her pink dress. His sincere praise makes Elizabeth happy. Besides, Ellie Henderson leaves almost last. Though nobody talks to her at the party, she stays to watch everything, hoping to tell her friend Edith. This detail shows loneliness hidden behind the grand upper‑class party. Sally plans to say good‑night to Richard. Lady Rosseter’s words “What does the brain matter, compared with the heart?” reveal the novel’s theme. In social life, people value reason and status too much, while genuine heartfelt feelings are more precious.

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