How long was Hugh on this journey?
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3. Yon sprawling shadow, pied with candle-glow etc.
Another of the gripping memory pictures. Can a man who dreams such a waking dream kill another, even one who has betrayed him, in cold blood?
21. Or was this but the fretted wraith of Hugh etc.
The feeling that he is a ghost comes to Hugh twice in this incident of finding the fort. His long journey, his weakened physical condition and his exhausted emotions combine to make life seem unreal.
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14. Joy filled a hush twixt heart-beats like a bird; etc.
Joy rather than anger comes first in his feeling about Jamie.
That is significant.