The narrator appears to be conflicted and deeply troubled by the departure of a person who, despite their gentleness, instilled a sense of fear and unease within them. This is evidenced by the narrator's statement, "I shuddered whenever he turned his hungry eye upon me," indicating that the narrator felt both relief at the physical absence of this person and a profound emotional turmoil related to the nature of their relationship.
in 1-2 sentences explain an inference about the narrator based on the details in the passage, and provide at least one piece of strong evidence to support your inference. "He was gone. I never felt so stunned, so distressed, so bewildered in my life. But in my soul I was glad he was gone. With all his gentleness of manner and his soft voice, I shuddered whenever he turned his hungry eye upon me; and when I heard that I had achieved his perilous affection, and that I stood almost with the late Harris in his esteem, my heart fairly stood still! I was bewildered beyond description. I did not doubt his word; I could not question a single item in a statement so stamped with the earnestness of truth as his; but its dreadful details overpowered me, and threw my thoughts into hopeless confusion.
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