▁to ▁the ▁author ' s ▁own ▁the ology , ▁takes ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁her ▁fear s ▁upon ▁himself — Will iams ▁called ▁this ▁the ▁Do ctrine ▁of ▁Sub st it uted ▁Love — and ▁enables ▁Paul ine , ▁at ▁long ▁last , ▁to ▁face ▁her ▁true ▁self . ▁ ▁Williams ▁drew ▁this ▁idea ▁from ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁verse , ▁" Y e ▁shall ▁bear ▁one ▁another ' s ▁bur dens " ▁ ▁And ▁so , ▁Stan ho pe ▁does ▁take ▁the ▁weight , ▁with ▁no ▁sur re pt it ious ▁mot ive , ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁affect ing ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁novel , ▁and ▁Paul ine , ▁liber ated , ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁accept ▁truth . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁Lawrence ▁W ent worth , ▁a ▁local ▁historian , ▁finding ▁his ▁desire ▁for ▁Ad ela ▁H unt ▁to ▁be ▁un re qu ited , ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁instead ▁with ▁a ▁spirit ▁form ▁of ▁Ad ela , ▁which ▁seems ▁to ▁represent ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁extreme ▁self - lo ve ▁on ▁his ▁part . ▁As ▁he ▁isol ates ▁himself ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁with ▁this ▁in subst ant ial ▁figure , ▁and ▁dream s ▁of ▁desc ending ▁a ▁silver ▁ro pe ▁into ▁a ▁dark ▁pit , ▁W ent worth ▁begins ▁the ▁descent ▁into ▁Hell . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Had field , ▁Alice ▁Mary ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁Charles ▁Williams : ▁An ▁Ex pl oration ▁of ▁His ▁Life ▁and ▁Work , ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁