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Gabriel said nothing but pointed up the stairs towards where his wife was standing. Now that the hall-door was closed the voice and the piano could be heard more clearly. Gabriel held up his hand for them to be silent. The song seemed to be in the old Irish tonality and the singer seemed uncertain both of his words and of his voice. The voice, made plaintive by distance and by the singer's hoarseness, faintly illuminated the cadence 去书内
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    - Plot function: This Irish folk ballad directly triggers Gretta’s memory of her deceased young lover Michael Furey, the core turning point of The Dead. ​ - Atmosphere: Distant, hoarse mournful song builds gloomy sentimental mood, foreshadowing Gabriel’s later realization of his wife’s buried past love. ​ - Theme hint: The line My babe lies cold symbolizes the death of youthful love, a core motif of mortality and lost passion in the story.

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