Its all about decisions made through fear or goodness , once humans develop imagined fear anxiety , goodness is reduced and decisions become subjective rather than objective.
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devouring: swallow and consume
absorbing: fascinating and interesting
process: operation and action
consumed: eat and ingest
digesting break down and dissolve
Romanticism and transcendentalism encouraged individuals to discover or make their own truth rather than obey the constructs of the time.
I think the answer to this question is that it paved way to the popularity of mystery fiction. Also, a significant result of Doyle's detective mysteries is their focus on crime investigation and paying attention to details that would help in crime-fighting - which encouraged awareness during his time about it.
The author states that both Granuaile and the queen were not young but proud and remarkable.
I'm not sure if that's enough but I found it on paragraph 9