This passage describes the musings of Mrs. Dalloway's friend Lucrezia as she walks by herself in Regent's Park. (Lucrezia took care of her husband, a war veteran who was gradually sinking into insanity. She married him in Milan, Italy, and moved to London with him.) In this passage, what is the night compared to?

Which line from the story of my life by helen keller is an example of a simile? during the whole trip i did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy. i was like that ship before my education began, only i was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. one day, while i was playing with my new doll, miss sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both. child as i was, i at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared dr. bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.