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The fiancée of Ralph D. Spencer, the false identity of career safecracker, Jimmy Valentine, and the daughter of Mr. Adams, the owner of The Elmore Bank. Jimmy first sees Annabel outside her father’s bank while he is casing potential safes, and he immediately falls in love with her and denounces his life of crime. While he disguised as Ralph, Annabel too falls in love with Jimmy, and she is the very reason he begins to live the straight life as a shoe salesman. Annabel is charming and described by Jimmy as “an angel,” reflecting her savior-like influence on his criminal past. When Annabel’s niece, Agatha, is locked in the safe at The Elmore Bank, Jimmy first asks Annabel for the rose pinned to her dress, a symbol of their love and a token of remembrance, before cracking the safe and exposing that his identity as Ralph is a farce.
Annabel Adams Quotes in A Retrieved Reformation
The A Retrieved Reformation quotes below are all either spoken by Annabel Adams or refer to Annabel Adams. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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A young lady crossed the street, passed him at the corner and entered a door over which was the sign “The Elmore Bank.” Jimmy Valentine looked into her eyes, forgot what he was, and became another man.
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This passage occurs when Jimmy arrives in Elmore, Arkansas to case potential safes to burgle. While surveying the local bank, Jimmy lays eyes on Annabel Adams for the very first time, falling helplessly in love with her. Annabel is a complete stranger to Jimmy and, ironically, is the daughter of the owner of The Elmore Bank. Notably, this love-at-first-sight experience does not cause Jimmy to become disoriented and forget his name—it causes him to forget that he is a crook who came to town specifically to crack safes. For the first time, Jimmy is compelled to live a straight life Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Volupta
Mr. Ralph Spencer, the phoenix that arose from Jimmy Valentine’s ashes—ashes left by a sudden and alternative attack of love—remained in Elmore, and prospered.
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This passage occurs after Jimmy falls in love with Annabel and assumes the false identity of Ralph D. Spencer, an honest shoe salesman. Jimmy’s new identity is born when he leaves behind his life of crime, emerging a new and better man. Because of Annabel, Jimmy finally lives a life that even the warden could be proud of. He wins Annabel’s heart, builds a thriving business, and becomes a social success. Even Mr. Adams, Annabel’s father and owner of the Elmore Bank, accepts and approves of Ralph. Jimmy appears to be completely rehabilitated by the standards set forth by the Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non
“Annabel,” he said, “give me that rose you are wearing, will you?”
Hardly believing that she heard him aright, she unpinned the bud from the bosom of her dress, and placed it in his hand. Jimmy stuffed it into his vest-pocket, threw of his coat and pulled up his shirt-sleeves. With that act Ralph D. Spencer passed away and Jimmy Valentine took his place.
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This passage occurs right before Jimmy breaks into Mr. Adams’s safe, thereby saving Agatha’s life and exposing that his Ralph D. Spencer identity is a charade. Jimmy asks Annabel for her rose, a classic symbol of love, as a token to remember her by. Jimmy knows that his upcoming marriage to Annabel is not guaranteed once she learns that their life together has, in large part, been a lie; however, he loves her too much to let Agatha die. Interestingly enough, since Jimmy has already established himself as a good and decent man (in spite of his dishonest profession), it Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inven
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Annabel Adams Character Timeline in A Retrieved Reformation
The timeline below shows where the character Annabel Adams appears in A Retrieved Reformation. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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...nearby and asks him about the lady’s identity. The boy reports that the girl is Annabel Adams, the daughter of the local bank owner.
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...a prosperous shoe business, becomes a social success, and wins the heart and hand of Annabel Adams. They are to be married in two weeks’ time, and even Annabel’s father, Mr....
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...Jimmy tells his friend, Billy, about his new, honest life and his upcoming marriage to Annabel. He further tells Billy that after his marriage he intends to move West, putting more...
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The next day, after having breakfast with Annabel and her family, Jimmy readies himself to deliver his suitcase of burglar’s tools to Little...
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Jimmy walks downtown with Annabel’s entire family, including her father, Mr. Adams, her sister, and her sister’s children, Agatha and...
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Suddenly, Annabel and her sister scream. Without their knowledge, May has locked Agatha in the safe while...
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Smiling, Jimmy asks Annabel for the rose that is pinned to her dress. Confused, Annabel unpins the rose and...
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