I owed to [Georgiana] most of the good that ever came my way in my boyhood, and had a reverential affection for her.
-- Clark (N/A paragraph 6)

Importance: This line helps to develop the relationship between Clark and Georgiana. Georgiana was a prominent figure in Clark's formative years, and Clark still appears to feel a great sense of love and affection towards his aunt. This relationship guides Clark's actions and thoughts throughout the story.

I [remembered], in short, gangling farm-boy…scourged with chilblains…my hands cracked and sore from the corn husking...I sat before her parlour organ, fumbling the scales with my stiff, red hands.
-- Clark (N/A paragraph 2)

Importance: This narrative establishes a tension between the hardships of rural life and the trappings and fulfillments of culture that is more cosmopolitan and conventionally refined. The organ stands as the one aspect of Georgiana's life in Nebraska that connects her to music and the culture of her former life...