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Thomas Hardy

“It appears that ordinary men take wives because possession is not possible without marriage, and that ordinary women accept husbands because marriage is not possible without possession; with totally differing aims the method is the same on both sides. But the understood incentive on the woman's part was wanting here. Besides, Bathsheba's position as absolute mistress of a farm and house was a novel one, and the novelty had not yet begun to wear off.”

Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd
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Far From the Madding Crowd Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
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