When I Was Sane
Midsummer, a garden, a man who has just pretended to send her away. Jane says she is no bird and no net ensnares her, then accepts his hand. Desire arrives as equality first. The later chapters will test whether she meant the sentence or only the weather. Integrity here is still a vow she has not had to cash.
Key Insight
The hard choice is rarely the first yes. It is whether the principle you spoke while being chosen still binds you after the facts change. Write the sentence down before the crisis. Jane will need it when the garden is gone.
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”Full analysis
