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'I'll not stay,' Kara choked, on the verge of tears

'You will stay,' Ro into a huirl with the strong back orks herself like a field hand? Surely that girl with the dirty face and the blistered hands is capable of squaring off with any h to allow me to survive inabout hts that supersede mine! I am no one's property, man or woman! I will obey no person whom I can't respect! Respect must be earned, even from the lowliest soul, else it has no due! Do you think Guiseppe would work for you if he didn't love, honour and respect you? Would you expect him to thank you if you had hireement? Would you whip him if he were to move away or seek employment elsewhere? Do you think me any different, simply because I'm female-?'

'Is that why you toil so?' Roman asked her with a look that could have been either serious or gently

'What? I- that isn't what I meant! I meanthat is what I meant, but notit wasn't supposed to co opinions, you sees,' Rohter in his eyes 'But underneath it all, I think you're telling me that you'd love, honour and obey the sort of man you could care for'

'I suppose so,' Kara ad, shrugged 'Not that it would irls like me- at least, not for wives'

'Oh?' Roirls do men like?'

Kara reddened and avoided his eye, finding herself unable to say the words, Girls like Camilla But she said, 'The sort who can't take care of themselves'

'You'rehi to a nearby hand-crank lass louver above theht cool breeze to enter 'Women who can't take ood wives It is a co happen to hie without him You can't have failed to notice that my dear mother here is a rather formidable woman'