: I think the word loved is italicized here for two reasons: It's a gloating exultation spoken by someone who revels in the idea of the victory that this word represents. It follows the word

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I think the word loved is italicized here for two reasons:

It's a gloating exultation spoken by someone who revels in the idea of the victory that this word represents.
It follows the word "simply"; whenever that word is used it is setting up the word that follows for particular emphasis. It's the verbal equivalent of a pitcher's wind-up in baseball. Think of all the times you've used the "simply" set-up. "I'm simply too tired to help" or "That's simply marvelous" or "That's simply not true" — you are letting the listener know that whatever follows simply is simply too important to be missed, and so you feel obliged to give it a double underscore.

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