And yet, though his eyes shone with the thrill of his discovery, he suffered at the same time a pang of resentment-a resentment that this alien realm should be able to exist in a world that appeared to have no reference to his home and which seemed, in fact, supremely self-sufficient. (Mervyn Peake)

And yet, though his eyes shone with the thrill of his discovery, he suffered at the same time a pang of resentment-a resentment that this alien realm should be able to exist in a world that appeared to have no reference to his home and which seemed, in fact, supremely self-sufficient.

Mervyn Peake

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