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Chapter 17

           Iaskyou,doyouthinkagirlcanreadthebooksthatarenowfreelypublished,andthathersillysocietyfriendstellhertoread—‘becauseitissodreadfullyqueer!’—andyetremainunspoiltandinnocent?Booksthatgointothedetailsofthelivesofoutcasts?—thatexplainandanalysethesecretvicesofmen?—thatadvocatealmostasasacredduty‘freelove’anduniversalpolygamy?—thatseenoshameinintroducingintothecirclesofgoodwivesandpure-mindedgirls,aheroinewhoboldlyseeksoutaman,anyman,inorderthatshemayhaveachildbyhim,withoutthe‘degradation’ofmarryinghim?Ihavereadallthosebooks—andwhatcanyouexpectofme?Notinnocence,surely!Idespisemen—Idespisemyownsex—Iloathemyselfforbeingawoman!YouwonderatmyfanaticismforMavisClare—itisonlybecauseforatimeherbooksgivemebackmyself-respect,andmakemeseehumanityinanoblerlight—becausesherestorestome,ifonlyforanhour,akindofglimmeringbeliefinGod,sothatmymindfeelsrefreshedandcleansed.Allthesame,youmustnotlookuponmeasaninnocentyounggirlGeoffrey—agirlsuchasthegreatpoetsidealizedandsangof—Iamacontaminatedcreature,trainedtoperfectioninthelaxmoralsandprurientliteratureofmyday."

           Ilookedatherinsilence,pained,startled,andwithasenseofshock,asthoughsomethingindefinablypureandprecioushadcrumbledintodustatmyfeet.

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