I hope you find her in good health, though as I discussed before, a lady's spirits after surviving such an ordeal would be a painful thing to witness. Again, I would remind you that any decent and properly raised Christian lady would fervently wish she had not survived, for the humiliation of revealing her shame to society's scorn would be worse than death. We regret that you still insist on submitting yourself to such a pitiful .sight, and this difficult lesson should remind you of the terrible consequences of improper liaisons with impetuous and careless young girls.Having thus expressed our sympathy for your predicament, I must reiterate marriage is absolutely out of the question. We were shocked that you had the inclination, yet alone the audacity, necessary to present it to us. How could you? A young man of your position and standing in the world and before God does not marry a young woman who spent several months of her life on board a barbarian's ship, surrounded by immoral animals and forced to submit to unmentionable deeds and outrages.The idea of marrying such a ruined creature is quite hopelessly out of the question .
