“Take my advice, don’t appreciate any man too highly. In the book of every man’s life there is a page which he would wish to keep turned down.”

This quote from the end of chapter 14 when Atherton is talking to Majorie is interesting as it kind of connects to all of the novels we have read so far. In each novel there is a piece of the characters life that they try to keep uncovered and left “unread” by their companions the best they can. Victor Frankenstein tries to hide from his monster and completely disregard what he had created, Dr.Jekyll keeps Mr.Hyde’s true identity secret until the final moments of his life, and Dorian Gray hides the painting until he destroys it and inevitably dies. It’s an interesting quote because this could be applied to any person, not just those that we read about in novels. Everyone has something that they are ashamed of and want to hide from the general public, everyone has something to hide. I am interested to see what Paul Lessingham has to hide, and his connection to THE BEETLE and how Atherton/Holt connects to him and the beetle.

What do you think Mr.Lessingham is hiding? Does Mr.Atherton know everything about this hidden story? To what lengths would you go to hide something detrimental about yourself?