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Chapter 6
Butwomen,evenourwomen,areidealists.ItisAntoniathatwon’trunaway.Anovelsortofvanity.”
“Youcallitvanity,”saidMrs.Gould,inashockedvoice.
“Saypride,then,which.FatherCorbelanwouldtellyou,isamortalsin.ButIamnotproud.Iamsimplytoomuchinlovetorunaway.AtthesametimeIwanttolive.Thereisnoloveforadeadman.ThereforeitisnecessarythatSulacoshouldnotrecognizethevictoriousMontero.”
“Andyouthinkmyhusbandwillgiveyouhissupport?”
“Ithinkhecanbedrawnintoit,likeallidealists,whenheonceseesasentimentalbasisforhisaction.ButIwouldn’ttalktohim.Mereclearfactswon’tappealtohissentiment.Itismuchbetterforhimtoconvincehimselfinhisownway.And,frankly,Icouldnot,perhaps,justnowpaysufficientrespecttoeitherhismotivesoreven,perhaps,toyours,Mrs.Gould.”
ItwasevidentthatMrs.Gouldwasverydeterminednottobeoffended.Shesmiledvaguely,whilesheseemedtothinkthematterover.Asfarasshecouldjudgefromthegirl’shalf-confidences,Antoniaunderstoodthatyoungman.Obviouslytherewaspromiseofsafetyinhisplan,orratherinhisidea.Moreover,rightorwrong,theideacoulddonoharm.Anditwasquitepossible,also,thattherumourwasfalse.
“Youhavesomesortofaplan,”shesaid.
“Simplicityitself.
