# Epigraph explained — Romance

> Chapter companion for Romance by Joseph Conrad.

## What happens

The chapter opens with a single epigraph from Victor Hugo: 'C’est toi qui dors dans l’ombre, ô sacré Souvenir.' This line invokes the theme of memory as a sacred, dormant presence in shadow.

## Themes in this chapter

### Memory and Nostalgia

The epigraph directly addresses memory as a sacred, sleeping entity in the shadows, establishing a contemplative tone.

## Key lines

> C’est toi qui dors dans l’ombre, ô sacré Souvenir.

It is you who sleep in the shadows, O sacred Memory.

_The epigraph personifies memory as a sacred, dormant force, setting a reflective mood for the book._

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