" Exactly—seem foolish-like; and that's very bad for the poor things that be so, though I only guess as much, to be sure, " said Grandfer Cantle, still strenuously preserving a sensible bearing and mien.
" But I hate to hear you talking so like a fine gentleman, and as if women were all fine ladies, instead of rational creatures. We none of us expect to be in smooth water all our days" .
And she made this happen in part by rehabilitating her own image, transforming from this young firebrand with a scary past into this reasonable everywoman fighting to save Italy's identity.