Tot

heYoungWomenofMal
ol
os
byJosRi
zal

WhenIwr
ot
eNol
i
MeTanger
e,
Iaskedmy
sel
fwhet
herbr
av
er
ywasacommont
hi
ngi
nt
he
y
oungwomenofourpeopl
e.Ibr
oughtbackt
omyr
ecol
l
ect
i
onandr
ev
i
ewedt
hoseIhadknown
si
ncemyi
nf
ancy
,
butt
her
ewer
eonl
yf
ewwhoseem t
ocomeupt
omyi
deal
.Ther
ewas,
i
ti
s
t
r
ue,
anabundanceofgi
r
l
swi
t
hagr
eeabl
emanner
s,
beaut
i
f
ul
way
s,
andmodestdemeanor
,
but
t
her
ewasi
nal
l
anadmi
xt
ur
eofser
v
i
t
udeanddef
er
encet
ot
hewor
dsorwhi
msoft
hei
rsocal
l
ed"
spi
r
i
t
ual
f
at
her
s"(
asi
ft
hespi
r
i
torsoul
hadanyf
at
herot
hert
hanGod)
,
duet
oexcessi
v
e
ki
ndness,
modest
y
,
orper
hapsi
gnor
ance.Theyseemedf
acedpl
ant
ssownandr
ear
edi
n
dar
kness,
hav
i
ngf
l
ower
swi
t
houtper
f
umeandf
r
ui
t
swi
t
houtsap.

Howev
er
,
whent
henewsofwhathappenedatMal
ol
osr
eachedus,
Isawmyer
r
or
,
andgr
eat
wasmyr
ej
oi
ci
ng.Af
t
eral
l
,
whoi
st
obl
ameme?Idi
dnotknowMal
ol
osnori
t
sy
oungwomen,
exceptonecal
l
edEmi
l
a[
Emi
l
i
aTi
ongson,
whom Ri
zal
meti
n1887]
,
andherIknewbynameonl
y
.

Nowt
haty
ouhav
er
espondedt
oourf
i
r
stappeal
i
nt
hei
nt
er
estoft
hewel
f
ar
eoft
hepeopl
e;
now
t
haty
ouhav
esetanexampl
et
ot
hosewho,
l
i
key
ou,
l
ongt
ohav
et
hei
rey
esopenedandbe
del
i
v
er
edf
r
om ser
v
i
t
ude,
newhopesar
eawakenedi
nusandwenowev
endar
et
of
aceadv
er
si
t
y
,
becausewehav
ey
ouf
oroural
l
i
esandar
econf
i
dentofv
i
ct
or
y
.Nol
ongerdoest
heFi
l
i
pi
na
st
andwi
t
hherheadbowednordoesshespendhert
i
meonherknees,
becauseshei
s
qui
ckenedbyhopei
nt
hef
ut
ur
e;
nol
ongerwi
l
l
t
hemot
hercont
r
i
but
et
okeepi
ngherdaught
eri
n
dar
knessandbr
i
ngherupi
ncont
emptandmor
al
anni
hi
l
at
i
on.Andnol
ongerwi
l
l
t
hesci
enceof
al
l
sci
encesconsi
sti
nbl
i
ndsubmi
ssi
ont
oanyunj
ustor
der
,
ori
next
r
emecompl
acency
,
norwi
l
l
acour
t
eoussmi
l
ebedeemedt
heonl
yweaponagai
nsti
nsul
torhumbl
et
ear
st
hei
nef
f
abl
e
panaceaf
oral
l
t
r
i
bul
at
i
ons.Youknowt
hatt
hewi
l
l
ofGodi
sdi
f
f
er
entf
r
om t
hatoft
hepr
i
est
;
t
hatr
el
i
gi
ousnessdoesnotconsi
stofl
ongper
i
odsspentony
ourknees,
nori
nendl
esspr
ay
er
s,
bi
gr
osar
i
os,
andgr
i
myscapul
ar
i
es[
r
el
i
gi
ousgar
mentshowi
ngdev
ot
i
on]
,
buti
naspot
l
ess
conduct
,
f
i
r
mi
nt
ent
i
onandupr
i
ghtj
udgment
.Youal
soknowt
hatpr
udencedoesnotconsi
sti
n
bl
i
ndl
yobey
i
nganywhi
m oft
hel
i
t
t
l
et
i
ngod,
buti
nobey
i
ngonl
yt
hatwhi
chi
sr
easonabl
eand
j
ust
,
becausebl
i
ndobedi
encei
si
t
sel
ft
hecauseandor
i
gi
noft
hosewhi
ms,
andt
hosegui
l
t
yofi
t
ar
er
eal
l
yt
obebl
amed.Theof
f
i
ci
al
orf
r
i
arcannol
ongerasser
tt
hatt
heyal
onear
er
esponsi
bl
e
f
ort
hei
runj
ustor
der
s,
becauseGodgav
eeachi
ndi
v
i
dual
r
easonandawi
l
l
ofhi
sorherownt
o
di
st
i
ngui
sht
hej
ustf
r
om t
heunj
ust
;
al
l
wer
ebor
nwi
t
houtshackl
esandf
r
ee,
andnobodyhasa
r
i
ghtt
osubj
ugat
et
hewi
l
l
andt
hespi
r
i
tofanot
hery
ourt
hought
s.And,
whyshoul
dy
ousubmi
tt
o
anot
hery
ourt
hought
s,
seei
ngt
hatt
houghti
snobl
eandf
r
ee?

I
ti
scowar
di
ceander
r
oneoust
obel
i
ev
et
hatsai
nt
l
i
nessconsi
st
si
nbl
i
ndobedi
enceandt
hat
pr
udenceandt
hehabi
toft
hi
nki
ngar
epr
esumpt
uous.I
gnor
ancehasev
erbeeni
gnor
ance,
and
nev
erpr
udenceandhonor
.God,
t
hepr
i
mal
sour
ceofal
l
wi
sdom,
doesnotdemandt
hatman,
cr
eat
edi
nhi
si
mageandl
i
keness,
al
l
owhi
msel
ft
obedecei
v
edandhoodwi
nked,
butwant
sus
t
ouseandl
etshi
net
hel
i
ghtofr
easonwi
t
hwhi
chHehassomer
ci
f
ul
l
yendowedus.Hemaybe
compar
edt
ot
hef
at
herwhogav
eeachofhi
ssonsat
or
cht
ol
i
ghtt
hei
rwayi
nt
hedar
kness
bi
ddi
ngt
hem keepi
t
sl
i
ghtbr
i
ghtandt
akecar
eofi
t
,
andnotputi
toutandt
r
ustt
ot
hel
i
ghtof
t
heot
her
s,
butt
ohel
pandadv
i
seeachot
hert
of
i
i
ndt
her
i
ghtpat
h.Theywoul
dbemadman
wer
et
heyt
of
ol
l
owt
hel
i
ghtofanot
her
,
onl
yt
ocomet
oaf
al
l
,
andt
hef
at
hercoul
dunbr
ai
dt
hem
andsayt
ot
hem:
"
Di
dInotgi
v
eeachofy
ouhi
sownt
or
ch,
"buthecol
dnotsaysoi
ft
hef
al
l
wer
e
duet
ot
hel
i
ghtoft
het
or
chofhi
m whof
el
l
,
ast
hel
i
ghtmi
ghthav
ebeendi
m andt
her
oadv
er
y
bad.

Thedecei
v
eri
sf
ondofusi
ngt
hesay
i
ngt
hat"
I
ti
spr
esumpt
uoust
or
el
yonone'
sownj
udgment
,
"
but
,
i
nmyopi
ni
on,
i
ti
smor
epr
esumpt
uousf
oraper
sont
oputhi
sj
udgmentabov
et
hatoft
he
ot
her
sandt
r
yt
omakei
tpr
ev
ai
l
ov
ert
hei
r
s.I
ti
smor
epr
esumpt
uousf
oramant
oconst
i
t
ut
e
hi
msel
fi
nt
oani
dol
andpr
et
endt
obei
ncommuni
cat
i
onoft
houghtwi
t
hGod;
andi
ti
smor
et
han
pr
esumpt
uousandev
enbl
asphemousf
oraper
sont
oat
t
r
i
but
eev
er
ymov
ementofhi
sl
i
pst
o
God,
t
or
epr
esentev
er
ywhi
m ofhi
sast
hewi
l
l
ofGod,
andt
obr
andhi
sownenemyasanenemy
ofGod.Ofcour
se,
weshoul
dnotconsul
tourownj
udgmental
one,
butheart
heopi
ni
onof
ot
her
sbef
or
edoi
ngwhatmayseem mostr
easonabl
et
ous.Thewi
l
dmanf
r
om t
hehi
l
l
s,
i
fcl
ad
i
napr
i
est
'
sr
obe,
r
emai
nsahi
l
l
manandcanonl
ydecei
v
et
heweakandi
gnor
ant
.And,
t
omake
myar
gumentmor
econcl
usi
v
e,
j
ustbuyapr
i
est
'
sr
obeast
heFr
anci
scansweari
tandputi
tona
car
abao[
domest
i
cwat
erbuf
f
al
o]
,
andy
ouwi
l
l
bel
uckyi
ft
hecar
abaodoesnotbecomel
azyon
accountoft
her
obe.ButIwi
l
l
l
eav
et
hi
ssubj
ectt
ospeakofsomet
hi
ngel
se.

Yout
hi
saf
l
ower
bedt
hati
st
obearr
i
chf
r
ui
tandmustaccumul
at
eweal
t
hf
ori
t
sdescendant
s.
Whatof
f
spr
i
ngwi
l
l
bet
hatofawomanwhoseki
ndnessofchar
act
eri
sexpr
essedbymumbl
ed
pr
ay
er
s;
whoknowsnot
hi
ngbyhear
tbutawi
t
s[
hy
mns]
,
nov
enas,
andt
heal
l
egedmi
r
acl
es;
whoseamusementconsi
st
si
npl
ay
i
ngpangui
ngue[
acar
dgame]ori
nt
hef
r
equent
conf
essi
onof
t
hesamesi
ns?Whatsonswi
l
l
shehav
ebutacol
y
t
es,
pr
i
est
'
sser
v
ant
s,
orcockf
i
ght
er
s?I
ti
s
t
hemot
her
swhoar
er
esponsi
bl
ef
ort
hepr
esentser
v
i
t
udeofourcompat
r
i
ot
s,
owi
ngt
ot
he
unl
i
mi
t
edt
r
ust
f
ul
nessoft
hei
rl
ov
i
nghear
t
s,
t
ot
hei
rar
dentdesi
r
et
oel
ev
at
et
hei
rsonsMat
ur
i
t
y
i
st
hef
r
ui
tofi
nf
ancyandt
hei
nf
anti
sf
or
medont
hel
apofi
t
smot
her
.Themot
herwhocanonl
y
t
eachherchi
l
dhowt
okneel
andki
sshandsmustnotexpectsonswi
t
hbl
oodot
hert
hant
hatof
v
i
l
esl
av
es.At
r
eet
hatgr
owsi
nt
hemudi
sunsubst
ant
i
al
andgoodonl
yf
orf
i
r
ewood.I
fherson
shoul
dhav
eabol
dmi
nd,
hi
sbol
dnesswi
l
l
bedecei
t
f
ul
andwi
l
l
bel
i
ket
hebatt
hatcannotshow
i
t
sel
funt
i
l
t
her
i
ngi
ngofv
esper
s.Theysayt
hatpr
udencei
ssanct
i
t
y
.But
,
whatsanct
i
t
yhav
e
t
heyshownus?Topr
ayandkneel
al
ot
,
ki
sst
hehandoft
hepr
i
est
s,
t
hr
owmoneyawayon

chur
ches,
andbel
i
ev
eal
l
t
hef
r
i
arseesf
i
tt
ot
el
l
us;
gossi
p,
cal
l
ousr
ubbi
ngofnoses....

Ast
ot
hemi
t
esandgi
f
t
sofGod,
i
st
her
eany
t
hi
ngi
nt
hewor
l
dt
hatdoesnotbel
ongt
oGod?
Whatwoul
dy
ousayofaser
v
antmaki
nghi
smast
erapr
esentofacl
ot
hbor
r
owedf
r
om t
hat
v
er
ymast
er
?Whoi
ssov
ai
n,
soi
nsanet
hathewi
l
l
gi
v
eal
mst
oGodandbel
i
ev
et
hatt
he
mi
ser
abl
et
hi
nghehasgi
v
enwi
l
l
ser
v
et
ocl
ot
het
heCr
eat
orofal
l
t
hi
ngs?Bl
essedbet
heywho
succort
hei
rf
el
l
owmen,
ai
dt
hepoorandf
eedt
hehungr
y
;
butcur
sedbet
heywhot
ur
nadead
eart
osuppl
i
cat
i
onsoft
hepoor
,
whoonl
ygi
v
et
ohi
m whohaspl
ent
yandspendt
hei
rmoney
l
av
i
shl
yonsi
l
v
eral
t
arhangi
ngsf
ort
het
hanksgi
v
i
ng,
ori
nser
enadesandf
i
r
ewor
ks.Themoney
gr
oundoutoft
hepoori
sbequeat
hedt
ot
hemast
ersot
hathecanpr
ov
i
def
orchai
nst
o
subj
ugat
e,
andhi
r
et
hugsandexecut
i
oner
s.Oh,
whatbl
i
ndness,
whatl
ackofunder
st
andi
ng.

Sai
nt
l
i
nessconsi
st
si
nt
hef
i
r
stpl
acei
nobey
i
ngt
hedi
ct
at
esofr
eason,
happenwhatmay
."
I
ti
s
act
sandnotwor
dst
hatIwantofy
ou,
"sai
dChr
i
st
."
Notev
er
y
onet
hatsay
et
hunt
ome,
Lor
d,
Lor
dshal
l
ent
eri
nt
ot
heki
ngdom ofheav
en;
buthet
hatdoet
ht
hewi
l
l
ofmyFat
herwhi
chi
si
n
Heav
en.
"Sai
nt
l
i
nessdoesnotconsi
sti
nabj
ect
ness,
nori
st
hesuccessorofChr
i
stt
obe
r
ecogni
zedbyt
hef
actt
hathegi
v
eshi
shandt
obeki
ssed.Chr
i
stdi
dnotgi
v
et
heki
ssofpeace
t
ot
hePhar
i
seesandnev
ergav
ehi
shandt
obeki
ssed.Hedi
dnotcat
ert
ot
her
i
chandv
ai
n;
He
di
dnotment
i
onscapul
ar
i
es,
nordi
dHemaker
osar
i
es,
orsol
i
ci
tof
f
er
i
ngsf
ort
hesacr
i
f
i
ceoft
he
Massorex
actpay
ment
sf
orHi
spr
ay
er
s.Sai
ntJohndi
dnotdemandaf
eeont
heRi
v
erJor
dan,
nordi
dChr
i
stt
eachf
orgai
n.Why
,
t
hen,
dot
hef
r
i
ar
snowr
ef
uset
ost
i
raf
ootunl
esspai
di
n
adv
ance?And,
asi
ft
heywer
est
ar
v
i
ng,
t
heysel
l
scapul
ar
i
es,
r
osar
i
es,
bi
t
s,
andot
hert
hi
ngs
whi
char
enot
hi
ngbutschemesf
ormaki
ngmoneyandadet
r
i
mentt
ot
hesoul
;
becauseev
eni
f
al
l
t
her
agsonear
t
hwer
econv
er
t
edi
nt
oscapul
ar
i
esandal
l
t
het
r
eesi
nt
hef
or
esti
nt
or
osar
i
es,
andi
ft
heski
nsofal
l
t
hebeast
swer
emadei
nt
obel
t
s,
andi
fal
l
t
hepr
i
est
soft
heear
t
h
mumbl
edpr
ay
er
sov
eral
l
t
hi
sandspr
i
nkl
edoceansofhol
ywat
erov
eri
t
,
t
hi
swoul
dnotpur
i
f
ya
r
ogueorcondonesi
nwher
et
her
ei
snor
epent
ance.Thus,
al
so,
t
hr
oughcupi
di
t
yandl
ov
eof
money
,
t
heywi
l
l
,
f
orapr
i
ce,
r
ev
oket
henumer
ouspr
ohi
bi
t
i
onssuchast
hoseagai
nsteat
i
ng
meat
,
mar
r
y
i
ngcl
oser
el
at
i
v
es,
et
c.Youcandoal
mostany
t
hi
ngi
fy
oubutgr
easet
hei
rpal
ms.
Whyt
hat
?CanGodbebr
i
bedandboughtof
f
,
andbl
i
ndedbymoney
,
not
hi
ngmor
enorl
esst
han
af
r
i
ar
?Thebr
i
gandwhohasobt
ai
nedabul
l
ofcompr
omi
secanl
i
v
ecal
ml
yont
hepr
oceedsof
hi
sr
obber
y
,
becausehewi
l
l
bef
or
gi
v
en.God,
t
hen,
wi
l
l
si
tatat
abl
ewher
et
hef
tpr
ov
i
dest
he
v
i
ands?Hast
heOmni
pot
entbecomeapaupert
hatHemustassumet
her
ol
eoft
heexci
seman
orgendar
me?I
ft
hati
st
heGodwhom t
hef
r
i
arador
es,
t
henIt
ur
nmybackupont
hatGod.

Letusber
easonabl
eandopenourey
es,
especi
al
l
yy
ouwomen,
becausey
ouar
et
hef
i
r
stt
o
i
nf
l
uencet
heconsci
ousnessofman.Remembert
hatagoodmot
herdoesnotr
esembl
et
he
mot
hert
hatt
hef
r
i
arhascr
eat
ed;
shemustbr
i
ngupherchi
l
dt
obet
hei
mageoft
het
r
ueGod,
notofabl
ackmai
l
i
ng,
agr
aspi
ngGod,
butofaGodwhoi
st
hef
at
herofusal
l
,
whoi
sj
ust
;
who

doesnotsuckt
hel
i
f
ebl
oodoft
hepoorl
i
keav
ampi
r
e,
norscof
f
satt
heagonyoft
hesor
el
y
beset
,
normakesacr
ookedpat
hoft
hepat
hofj
ust
i
ce.Awakenandpr
epar
et
hewi
l
l
ofour
chi
l
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udgedbypr
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pose,
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udgment
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honest
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espectf
orGod;
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hi
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l
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en.And,
seei
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f
ei
sf
ul
l
oft
hor
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andt
hi
st
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es,
y
oumustf
or
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i
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yt
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rmi
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okeofadv
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om t
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ysol
ongast
heywi
l
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educat
et
hei
r
chi
l
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eni
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ongway
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sol
ongast
hewomanwhogui
dest
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l
di
nhi
sst
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ssl
av
i
shand
i
gnor
ant
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om at
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bi
t
t
erspr
i
ng;
nosav
or
yf
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ui
tcomesf
r
om acr
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seed.

Thedut
i
est
hatwomanhast
oper
f
or
mi
nor
dert
odel
i
v
ert
hepeopl
ef
r
om suf
f
er
i
ngar
eofno
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l
ei
mpor
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ance,
butbet
heyast
heymay
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t
heywi
l
l
notbebey
ondt
hest
r
engt
handst
ami
naof
t
heFi
l
i
pi
nopeopl
e.Thepowerandgoodj
udgmentoft
hewomenoft
hePhi
l
i
ppi
nesar
ewel
l
known,
andi
ti
sbecauseoft
hi
st
hatshehasbeenhoodwi
nked,
andt
i
ed,
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ender
ed
pusi
l
l
ani
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er
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estatease,
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ongast
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l
i
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mot
herasl
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e,
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ongwi
l
l
t
heybeabl
et
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av
esofherchi
l
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en.Thecauseoft
he
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dnessofAsi
al
i
esi
nt
hef
actt
hatt
her
et
hewomenar
ei
gnor
ant
,
ar
esl
av
es;
whi
l
e
Eur
opeandAmer
i
caar
epower
f
ul
becauset
her
et
hewomenar
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r
eeandwel
l
educat
edand
endowedwi
t
hl
uci
di
nt
el
l
ectandast
r
ongwi
l
l
.

Weknowt
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nst
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i
v
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weknowt
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ect
,
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day
,
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eel
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pus:
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oo,
wi
l
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pt
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ert
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ut
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Hewi
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est
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ameoft
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i
onofherown,
becausegoodqual
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ospar
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si
sourdr
eam;
t
hi
si
st
hedesi
r
ewe
cher
i
shi
nourhear
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s;
t
or
est
or
et
hehonorofwoman,
whoi
shal
fofourhear
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,
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oni
n
t
hej
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at
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fshei
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t
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at
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ai
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espect
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ti
sa
commonpr
act
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ceont
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tofSpani
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r
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ar
sher
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om t
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andst
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l
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,
asi
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l
shoul
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ew,
andasi
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act
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ands.Ast
opur
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dt
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l
i
pi
nanothol
dupt
oot
her
s!

Nev
er
t
hel
ess,
t
her
et
ur
ni
ngSpani
ar
dsandf
r
i
ar
s,
t
al
kat
i
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i
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agandbawl
,
ami
dstguf
f
awsandi
nsul
t
i
ngr
emar
ks,
t
hatacer
t
ai
nwomanwas
t
hus;
t
hatshebehav
edt
husatt
heconv
entandconduct
edher
sel
ft
huswi
t
ht
heSpani
ar
dswho
ont
heoccasi
onwasherguest
,
andot
hert
hi
ngst
hatsety
ourt
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honedgewheny
out
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aul
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.Ther
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fi
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hi
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hel
ady
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orhersupr
emehospi
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mi
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nuat
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om Spai
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conf
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,
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l
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:
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et
heSpani
shwomenal
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ert
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i
esofwomeni
nst
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Apeopl
et
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espectwomen,
l
i
ket
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l
i
pi
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e,
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het
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ut
hoft
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oni
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or
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et
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oung
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ov
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hi
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andmoney
,
asi
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gi
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or
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une.Thebr
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esty
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andt
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ess,
asi
fhehadbeenwai
t
i
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ogetmar
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n
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i
nor
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dehi
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l
l
ani
mi
t
y
,
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emember
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smot
her
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cet
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.I
tshoul
dber
emember
edt
hatwher
enobody
f
l
eest
her
ei
snopur
suer
;
whent
her
ei
snol
i
t
t
l
ef
i
sh,
t
her
ecannotbeabi
gone.Whydoest
he
gi
r
l
notr
equi
r
eofherl
ov
eranobl
eandhonor
edname,
amanl
yhear
tof
f
er
i
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ot
ect
i
ont
oher
weakness,
andahi
ghspi
r
i
ti
ncapabl
eofbei
ngsat
i
sf
i
edwi
t
hengender
i
ngsl
av
es?Lether
di
scar
dal
l
f
ear
,
l
etherbehav
enobl
yandnotdel
i
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erhery
out
ht
ot
heweakandf
ai
nt
hear
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ed.
Whenshei
smar
r
i
ed,
shemustai
dherhusband,
i
nspi
r
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m wi
t
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age,
shar
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i
l
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ai
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r
om causi
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way
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emember
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av
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t
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er
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nher
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ofi
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.Openy
ourchi
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ousl
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hei
rhonor
,
l
ov
et
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rf
el
l
owmenandt
hei
rnat
i
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el
and,
anddot
hei
rdut
y
.Al
way
si
mpr
essupont
hem t
hey
mustpr
ef
erdy
i
ngwi
t
hhonort
ol
i
v
i
ngi
ndi
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.ThewomenofSpar
t
ashoul
dser
v
ey
ouasan
exampl
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dser
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ouasanexampl
ei
nt
hi
s;
Ishal
l
gi
v
esomeoft
hei
rchar
act
er
i
st
i
cs.

Whenamot
herhandedt
heshi
el
dt
ohersonashewasmar
chi
ngt
obat
t
l
e,
shesai
dnot
hi
ngt
o
hi
m butt
hi
s:
"
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hi
t
,
oroni
t
,
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comebackv
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i
ousordead,
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twas
cust
omar
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t
ht
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out
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hr
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i
orwascar
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homeonhi
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el
d.Amot
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out
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f
r
om di
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mot
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om bat
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,
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hemot
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.Wehav
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.I
ft
hati
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t
henl
etust
hankGod,
and
shewentt
ot
het
empl
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Onceuponat
i
meaki
ngoft
hei
r
s,
whohadbeendef
eat
ed,
hi
di
nt
het
empl
e,
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ear
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t
hei
rpopul
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at
h.TheSpar
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esol
v
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m upt
her
eandst
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mt
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t
heywer
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ocki
ngt
hedoor
,
t
hemot
herwast
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r
stt
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accor
dancewi
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ht
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om t
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Gr
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ourSpar
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epowerov
ert
hemen.Qui
t
enat
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-t
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t
heSpar
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nt
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f
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msel
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and.Sol
ongast
hi
swayoft
hi
nki
ngpr
ev
ai
l
edandt
hey
hadt
hatki
ndofwomeni
nSpar
t
a,
noenemywasabl
et
oputhi
sf
ootuponhersoi
l
,
norwas
t
her
eawomani
nSpar
t
awhoev
ersawahost
i
l
ear
my
.

Idonotexpectt
obebel
i
ev
edsi
mpl
ybecausei
ti
sIwhoam say
i
ngt
hi
s;
t
her
ear
emanypeopl
e
whodonotl
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st
ent
or
eason,
butwi
l
l
l
i
st
enonl
yt
ot
hosewhoweart
hecassockorhav
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ayhai
r
ornot
eet
h;
butwhi
l
ei
ti
st
r
uet
hatt
heagedshoul
dbev
ener
at
ed,
becauseoft
hei
rt
r
av
ai
l
sand
exper
i
ence,
y
ett
hel
i
f
eIhav
el
i
v
ed,
consecr
at
edt
ot
hehappi
nessoft
hepeopl
e,
addssome
y
ear
s,
t
houghnotmanyofmyage.Idonotpr
et
endt
obel
ookeduponasani
dol
orf
et
i
shandt
o
bebel
i
ev
edandl
i
st
enedt
owi
t
ht
heey
escl
osed,
t
heheadbowed,
andt
hear
mscr
ossedov
ert
he
br
east
;
whatIaskofal
l
i
st
or
ef
l
ectonwhatIt
el
l
hi
m,
t
hi
nki
tov
erandshi
f
ti
tcar
ef
ul
l
yt
hr
ough
t
hesi
ev
eofr
easons.

Fi
r
stofal
l
.Thatt
het
y
r
annyofsomei
spossi
bl
eonl
yt
hr
oughcowar
di
ceandnegl
i
genceont
he
par
tofot
her
s.

Second.Whatmakesonecont
empt
i
bl
ei
sl
ackofdi
gni
t
yandabj
ectf
earofhi
m whohol
dsone
i
ncont
empt
.

Thi
r
d.I
gnor
ancei
sser
v
i
t
ude,
becauseasamant
hi
nks,
sohei
s;
amanwhodoesnott
hi
nkf
or
hi
msel
fandal
l
owedhi
msel
ft
obegui
dedbyt
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houghtofanot
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Al
l
t
hi
si
st
hear
dentdesi
r
eofy
ourcompat
r
i
ot
.

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