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Epigraph explained
The epigraph quotes a Border Ballad, evoking a sense of place and conflict, hinting at themes of intrusion and loss.
What happens
The epigraph quotes a Border Ballad, evoking a sense of place and conflict, hinting at themes of intrusion and loss.
Key passages
“Oh, Rokehope is a pleasant place If the fause thieves would let it be.”
Rokehope is a lovely place, if only the deceitful thieves would leave it alone.
The epigraph introduces a tone of pastoral beauty threatened by treachery.