It Did No Good To Cry, She

History Is Reticent About Women Who Were Common Soldiers, Who Bore Arms, Belonged To Regiments, And Took Part In Battles On The Same Terms As Men, Though Hardly A War Has Been Waged Without Women Soldiers In The Ranks.

When Their Love Was Not Reciprocated, It Could Quickly Turn To Violent Hatred.

I'm Aware Of What You've Done For Me, And I'm Not Ungrateful. I Appreciate That You Actually Showed Yourself To Be Greater Than Your Prejudices And Have Given Me A Chance Here. But I Don't Want You For My Lover, And You're Not My Father.

No, I Don't Believe In God, But I Respect The Fact That You Do. Everyone Has To Have Something To Believe In.

Her Absence Had Felt Like Torture--almost A Form Of Personal Punishment. He Had Nobody To Discuss His Feelings With, And For The First Time He Realised With Appalling Clarity What A Destructive Hold She Had Over Him.