with sinful hearts, and if they want to look down on me as a miserable worldly woman, why, I’ll just laugh in their faces. I’ve always been of the opinion that all men are equal, and that we don’t need any middlemen between us and our God. You know my political principles, too. I want each citizen to stand in direct relation to the state.” “So you’re feeling a little lonely, is that it?” Thomas asked to bring her back to the point. “But, now, listen here, you have Erika, don’t you?”
