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“Silence itself could be used as deftly and cruelly as a kire”
“Somehow the sting of guilt was always more acute when there was a risk that she might get caught.”
“Faith had always told herself that she was not like other ladies. But neither, it seemed, were other ladies.”
“She had needed kindness before, and had received none. Now it was too late, and she did not know what to do with it.”
“People were animals, and animals were nothing but teeth. You bit first, and you bit often, That was the only way to survive.”
“For a tiny instant Faith wondered whether it would benefit the doctor's investigation if he experienced a cliff fall first-hand.”
“Myrtle shook her head. "I told myself that I was lucky," she said. "Your father never struck me, never drank and if he had mistresses he had the good grace to be discreet. He provided for me and my...”
“This is a battlefield, Faith! Women find themselves on battlefields, just as men do. We are given no weapons, and cannot be seen to fight. But fight we must, or perish.”
“She felt utterly crushed and betrayed. Science had betrayed her. She had always believed deep down that science would not judge her, even if people did. Her father's books had opened to her touch e...”
“It could be kindness. Faith felt hollow at the thought. She had needed kindness before, and has received none. Now it was too late, and she did not know what to do with it.”
“There were kind lies. You still look beautiful. I love you. I forgive you.There were frightened lies. Someone else must have taken it. Of course I am Anglican. I never saw that baby before.There we...”
“So what do you want?" asked Myrtle."I want to help evolution."Evolution did not fill Faith with the same horror her father had felt. Why should she weep to hear that nothing was set in stone? Every...”
