[ Thomasin nods in response, though privately she feels a bit disappointed. Knowing how to write, in her mind, confers a certain level of social status she herself lacks — though this girl is far younger than her, some foolish part of her must have held a hope that the paper she showed her held something of greater significance. ]
I never saw such a place, [ she adds. ] But... thou canst write, then? And read, too?
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I never saw such a place, [ she adds. ] But... thou canst write, then? And read, too?