What a goose Cousin Mad was! If he had acted that way I
shouldn't have known any better I fear than to marry him. I was so
starved for a little consideration and kindness, that if he'd been
generous and made me feel that he cared for ME and not for himself
all the time, I fear I'd have just married him out of gratitude. I
would have acted like an impulsive, ignorant child, blind to
everything except that some one cared for me. But that's all past
now. My eyes have been opened and I've been compelled to think and
foresee the future. Dreary enough it would have been with him."
"What you gwine ter do, honey?"
"Stand on my rights. See how much I've learned in a few short days,
yes, even hours. I've learned above all things that my life's my
own. There were my relatives, who would reach out and take it, just
as they would a ripe fig from a tree, with just about as much
consideration for me as for the fig. Thank God! I have been shown
clearly my right to my own life. Since I have learned so much in a
few days, I shall keep my freedom and choose that which is best for
me as well as best for others.
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