She carried within herself a great fund of life, and her deepest enjoyment was to feel the continuity between the movement of her own heart and the agitations of the world. For this reason, she was fond of seeing great crowds, and large stretches of country, of reading about revolutions and wars, of looking at historical pictures--a class of efforts to which she had often gone so far as to forgive much bad painting for the sake of the subject.
The character possesses an inner vitality that connects her deeply to the world around her. Her greatest pleasure comes from experiencing the interplay between her emotions and the larger, tumultuous events of life. This connection drives her passion for engaging with grand spectacles, whether they be in nature or history. She finds fulfillment in the energy of large crowds and the expanse of landscapes, reflecting her desire to be part of...