His Other Wife: A Novel — page 189: what you’re looking at

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THE NOTE OF DOOM. 181 the purpose of having my manners improved, my mind educated, and my tastes artistically developed, I am to be- have toward this superior intelligence with an insolent condescension that would insult her necessities and pro- voke her contempt of such narrow and stupid prejudice?” ‘* You have put your case with the extravagance of your b youth and your sex,” said Vernois. ‘‘It is by a strict observance of this difference in grade that our Southern society has become noted for its exclusiveness and purity in caste.” ‘«'There must be a serious defect in our system some- where, {then,” retorted the girl, cleverly, ‘‘since we are obliged to import our educational advantages, as in my own case with my ‘Yankee governess,’ as you are pleased to denominate Miss Draper; or else send our young people away to the North, or to Europe, to be taught the — higher graces of life.” Vernois concluded it was wisest to leave Faith’s devo- tion to her teacher alone, if he hoped to retain and aug- ment her regard for himself. And soon after, Warren, who had overheard the whole conversation, said, with earnest admiration of Faith’s pure principles : ‘¢My little friend, let no man, nor woman neither, change or disturb your intuitive convictions of right and wrong. If it is necessary to offend the conventionalities in order to do justice to virtue, your own brave, true heart will always make the choice for ‘you, and sustain you in it,” : EComicbooks: (E(@) mM =)