I look at him quite aghast. “I cannot think of marrying again.” I am not likely to find another husband who asks me for nothing more than that he can see me naked. Another husband is likely to be far more demanding, another husband will force himself on me, and another husband is almost certain to be wealthy and powerful and old. But the next old man will not let me study; he will not leave me alone; he is certain to want a son and heir from me. He will buy me like a heifer to be put to the bull. I can squeal like a heifer in the meadow, but he will mount me. “Truly, I cannot bear to be
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