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Originally Posted by issybird
Because all her relationships were only transactional, based on money or similar? And when they proved hollow, she could dismiss the men as "mean," not even knowing what it was she had missed?
And then Maurice does make the point that Sarah didn't have a strong loving relationship modeled for her, only a succession of impermanent connections.
For me, Sarah's baptism was, like the miracles, an instance of overkill. It wasn't necessary. Even the priest said the church recognized a baptism of desire.
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Yes, that makes sense, and it’s in keeping with the book. I agree that the baptism was unnecessary. It felt to me like another instance where Greene ticks a box, but misses the point.