Who was to know what went on in a person's heart? A wise woman kept her own counsel.
She did not care about anything very much. Hope was gone. She existed that was all.
She had discovered that her love of knowing was not unnatural or sinful but the direct consequence of a God-given ability to reason.
Heed my words, daughter, if you ever mean to be happy: Never give yourself to a man.
To marry is to surrender everything-not only your body but your pride, your independence, even your life.
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