“ We men of the world must wink pretty hard at various things, and get used to a deal that isn't the exact thing. ”
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). copy citation
| Author | Harriet Beecher Stowe |
|---|---|
| Source | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| Topic | world |
| Date | 1852 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/203/203-h/203-h.htm |
Context
“Ministers can't help the evil, perhaps,—can't cure it, any more than we can,—but defend it!—it always went against my common sense. And I think you didn't think much of that sermon, either."
"Well," said Shelby, "I must say these ministers sometimes carry matters further than we poor sinners would exactly dare to do. We men of the world must wink pretty hard at various things, and get used to a deal that isn't the exact thing. But we don't quite fancy, when women and ministers come out broad and square, and go beyond us in matters of either modesty or morals, that's a fact. But now, my dear, I trust you see the necessity of the thing, and you see that I have done the very best that circumstances would allow."”
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