“ Many women think it no great crime to show a little coquetry with the man they love. ”
George Sand, Mauprat (1837). copy citation
| Author | George Sand |
|---|---|
| Source | Mauprat |
| Topic | coquetry crime |
| Date | 1837 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by John Oliver Hobbes |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Mauprat_(Heinemann) |
Context
“for, how otherwise do you explain the fact that you exasperated this young man's passion by refusing him for seven years?"
"Perhaps, sir," replied Edmée archly, "the court is not competent to judge this matter. Many women think it no great crime to show a little coquetry with the man they love. Perhaps we have a right to this when we have sacrificed all other men to him. After all, it is a very natural and very innocent ambition to make the man of one's choice feel that one is a soul of some price, that one is worth wooing, and worth a long effort.”
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