“ But bad women are more rare with us than good, and we shall be stupid if we cannot pick out somebody who will suit us. ”
George Sand, The Devil's Pool (1846). copy citation
| Author | George Sand |
|---|---|
| Source | The Devil's Pool |
| Topic | women good |
| Date | 1846 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Jane Minot Sedgwick and Ellery Sedgwick |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Devils_Pool_(1895) |
Context
“She will be complaining, and your children will suffer."
"This is just what makes me uneasy. Suppose the poor little things should be badly treated, hated, beaten?"
"God grant not," answered the old man. But bad women are more rare with us than good, and we shall be stupid if we cannot pick out somebody who will suit us."
"That is true, father. There are good girls in our village. There is Louise, Sylvaine, Claudie, Marguerite—yes, anybody you want."
"Gently, gently, my boy. All these girls are too young, or too poor, or too pretty;”
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