She Smiled Sweetly

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by michelej1

But I have also talked about straining to hear Christine's voice since she has left the band. I think we all read Henry James The American in high school. In the end, Claire de Cintre, the woman Christopher loved, has entered a cloistered convent and will never show her face outside of the convent walls again. However, the nuns sing in a choir. They are never seen, but outsiders can stand outside of the convent gates and listen to them. Christopher goes there and strains to hear her voice among the other singers, because that's all he has left of her. That's what I've been doing with Christine over the last 10 years.
Michele

I love James and very much enjoy that novel, but had forgotten that detail. May I use that sometime?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

I love James and very much enjoy that novel, but had forgotten that detail. May I use that sometime?

I'm sure Henry wouldn't mind! His favorite of mine is The Turn of the Screw.


Michele

[TrueFaith77]

My favorite is "The Ambassadors". . . with Portrait of a Lady, Wings of the Dove, Washington Square, The Golden Bowl (somebody stop me) just behind it. . .

[Tusky]

Originally Posted by michelej1

But I have also talked about straining to hear Christine's voice since she has left the band. I think we all read Henry James The American in high school. In the end, Claire de Cintre, the woman Christopher loved, has entered a cloistered convent and will never show her face outside of the convent walls again. However, the nuns sing in a choir. They are never seen, but outsiders can stand outside of the convent gates and listen to them. Christopher goes there and strains to hear her voice among the other singers, because that's all he has left of her. That's what I've been doing with Christine over the last 10 years.

Michele

This is beautiful!

[michelej1]

And I suppose that it comes as no surprise that more than a few of the lyrics in Phantom of the Opera that actually refer to Christine Daae, actually remind me of our own Christine.

Michele