# Epigraph explained — The Splendid Fairing

> Chapter companion for The Splendid Fairing by Constance Holme.

## What happens

A single line of verse introduces the novel's haunting tone, personifying the water as a persistent, sorrowful voice calling to the speaker through the night.

## Key lines

> All night long the water is crying to me.

Throughout the entire night, the water keeps weeping or calling out to me.

_The epigraph establishes a mood of melancholy and longing, with the water as a sentient presence._

## Links

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