Answer:
“[Her children’s] absence was a sort of relief, though she did not admit this, even to herself. It seemed to free her of a responsibility which she had blindly assumed and for which Fate had not fitted her.”
Explanation:
Answer:
The speaker feels excited, and wants to read books. It describes how they have a yearning in their heart to read, these books that make them feel like they're in another world, and it's all at his fingertips.
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