In music, the note E-sharp is identical to the note F-natural. Let us suppose, then, that when Edith Cushing becomes E. Sharpe, she is also the most natural and correct version of so many Fs—female, family, friend, even financier for Thomas.
Lucille’s first initial is not a musical note, but let us suppose it is a twisted version of one: L is the twelfth letter of the alphabet, so if we start over again with H, L matches up neatly with…E. Lucille is a strange E-sharp, F-natural that can never truly exist. Her versions of female and family and friend and, yes, even financier are all made strange by things outside the norm. Chief among them, murder: for example, where Edith would bring Thomas money by simply marrying and loving him, Lucille ends up killing people in order to fund his work.
These two notes are odd and distinct versions of each other, and Thomas Sharpe loves them both. Therefore, Edith and Lucille should kiss on the mouth and make beautiful music together. In this essay I will