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22 July, 00:46

Although she killed her husband, there's plenty of evidence in the story to support the

argument that Mary Maloney actually loved her husband very much. Write down two

quotes that support this

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  1. 22 July, 01:15
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    Answer: "She loved to feel the presence of this man and the male warmth that came out of him when they were together."

    "All the old love for him come back to her, and she ran over to him, knelt down beside him, and began to cry hard. It was easy. No acting was necessary"

    Explanation:

    "Lamb to the Slaughter" is a short story written by Roald Dahl. In this unusual story which includes elements of horror genre, Mary Maloney fatally kills her husband Patrick with the leg of a lamb, after his announcement that he will leave her.

    Although Mary killed her husband, there is evidence in the story that she did love him before this tragic event. The author writes that:

    "She loved to feel the presence of this man and the male warmth that came out of him when they were together." This particular line explains Mary's love for Patrick when they were happy together. "All the old love for him come back to her, and she ran over to him, knelt down beside him, and began to cry hard. It was easy. No acting was necessary," This particular line describes that even though she killed Patrick, Mary's feelings for him returned after his death.
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