The Blindness of Virtue
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We have deliberately shielded her against the questions of sex. What might happen to her if she fell in love with some good-looking, unscrupulous boy?
ACT II 73 Helen. You mean Archie?
Harry. No. I mean anyone. We know nothing of Effie's mind on this point. She is seventeen and if she's a healthy girl she has, whether she knows it or not, the maternal in- stinct.
Helen. Yes, but she is clean minded and good.
Harry. But who's to know that she is strong enough to resist temptation?
Helen. Harry! ...[She is absolutely shocked. ] Harry. Who's to know that nature hasn't punished her by giving her desires as strong as those of men?
Helen [stiffly']. Then she will not remain innocent whether she knows the truth or not.
Harry [leaning forward]. No, no, no, that's a sweeping assertion, darling, an unchar- itable idea. Here and there, of course, there are poor girls to whom morality and innocence mean nothing under the stress of nature. But to ninety-nine out of a hundred virtue means everything, and I say now I wish with all my soul I'd said it sooner that a woman who lets her daughter struggle blindly through the awakening years of her womanhood is not fit to be a mother.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
We have deliberately shielded her against the questions of sex. What might happen to her if she fell in love with some good-looking, unscrupulous boy?
ACT II 73 Helen. You mean Archie?
Harry. No. I mean anyone. We know nothing of Effie's mind on this point. She is seventeen and if she's a healthy girl she has, whether she knows it or not, the maternal in- stinct.
Helen. Yes, but she is clean minded and good.
Harry. But who's to know that she is strong enough to resist temptation?
Helen. Harry! ...[She is absolutely shocked. ] Harry. Who's to know that nature hasn't punished her by giving her desires as strong as those of men?
Helen [stiffly']. Then she will not remain innocent whether she knows the truth or not.
Harry [leaning forward]. No, no, no, that's a sweeping assertion, darling, an unchar- itable idea. Here and there, of course, there are poor girls to whom morality and innocence mean nothing under the stress of nature. But to ninety-nine out of a hundred virtue means everything, and I say now I wish with all my soul I'd said it sooner that a woman who lets her daughter struggle blindly through the awakening years of her womanhood is not fit to be a mother.
What to read after The Blindness of Virtue?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hamilton Cosmo to read onlineMoreLess
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