Youth Corrupted – How Horace Benbow's Subconcsious Connects Little ...

Temple is about the same age as Belle, and her rape and kidnapping constantly remind Horace of both his fatherly feelings and his lustful feelings for Little Belle. Horace is initially horrified by the thought of anything having actually happened to ... Also early on in the book, he remarks that if a boy like that were to come into her hotel room, he would kill him, as a father would to protect his daughter's virtue. But when he returns home after his visit with Temple, ...