“ Young men often laugh at the sensible girls whom they secretly respect, and affect to admire the silly ones whom they secretly despise, because earnestness, intelligence, and womanly dignity are not the fashion. ”
Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl (1869). copy citation
| Author | Louisa May Alcott |
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| Source | An Old-Fashioned Girl |
| Topic | intelligence fashion |
| Date | 1869 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2787/2787-h/2787-h.htm |
Context
“he said to himself, as he went quietly up stairs, and the steady murmur of a pleasant voice came down to him. Tom laughed at Polly's earnest way of talking when she was interested in anything. But he liked it because it was so different from the coquettish clatter of most of the girls with whom he talked. Young men often laugh at the sensible girls whom they secretly respect, and affect to admire the silly ones whom they secretly despise, because earnestness, intelligence, and womanly dignity are not the fashion.
The door was ajar, and pausing in the dark entry Tom took a survey before he went in. The prospect was not dazzling, but home-like and pleasant. The light of a bright fire filled the little room, and down on a stool before it was Maud tending Puttel, and watching with deep interest the roasting of an apple intended for her special benefit.”
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