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A Seminary Bride and a Father Seek Home
An elderly man and his daughter ride the St Louis express to a private asylum after the young woman pleads with the conductor not to take her there. The father explains she studied hard at a distant seminary but mental strain worsened, and he seeks relief and recovery. The scene echoes Ophelia themes as the author reflects on life’s cyclic play and mortality.
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St. Louis
New York Central Road
Sas
Gars
Hairspeare
Ophelia
America