On the train, Fevvers is distraught over being in such a confined space and being away from civilization. She describes the scene outside the train window as a "deserted vastness...where lives only bears and shooting stars..." She even compares the blood-colored sunset to a public execution. At one of their stops, Fevvers buys a vendor's carved bears as presents for the children back in London. Lizzie tells her it is only a gesture to impress Walser. Lizzie is worried that Fevvers hasn't been acting "like herself" since they found out Walser followed them to the circus. Lizzie believes that Fevvers is trying to be an ordinary woman, leading her into impossible situations like the one with the Grand Duke. Fevvers, restless and annoyed with the conversation, reflects on her surroundings. She.....
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