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Quote #10
"You are affected in that piece," she would say; and, as there was an element of truth in her condemnation, his blood boiled with anger. (10.179)
Man, criticizing Paul's paintings really gets his blood boiling. We think that's because he suspects that the criticism is true; Clara is very good at pointing out the weaknesses that Paul's most desperate to hide from himself… and she does this mostly by commenting on his paintings. Clever girl.