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           DonaEmilia’sintelligencebeingfeminineledhertoachievetheconquestofSulaco,simplybylightingthewayforherunselfishnessandsympathy.Shecouldconversecharmingly,butshewasnottalkative.Thewisdomofthehearthavingnoconcernwiththeerectionordemolitionoftheoriesanymorethanwiththedefenceofprejudices,hasnorandomwordsatitscommand.Thewordsitpronounceshavethevalueofactsofintegrity,tolerance,andcompassion.Awoman’struetenderness,likethetruevirilityofman,isexpressedinactionofaconqueringkind.TheladiesofSulacoadoredMrs.Gould.“Theystilllookuponmeassomethingofamonster,”Mrs.GouldhadsaidpleasantlytooneofthethreegentlemenfromSanFranciscoshehadtoentertaininhernewSulacohousejustaboutayearafterhermarriage.

           Theywereherfirstvisitorsfromabroad,andtheyhadcometolookattheSanTomemine.Shejestedmostagreeably,theythought;andCharlesGould,besidesknowingthoroughlywhathewasabout,hadshownhimselfarealhustler.Thesefactscausedthemtobewelldisposedtowardshiswife.Anunmistakableenthusiasm,pointedbyaslightflavourofirony,madehertalkofthemineabsolutelyfascinatingtohervisitors,andprovokedthemtograveandindulgentsmilesinwhichtherewasagooddealofdeference.PerhapshadtheyknownhowmuchshewasinspiredbyanidealisticviewofsuccesstheywouldhavebeenamazedatthestateofhermindastheSpanish-Americanladieshadbeenamazedatthetirelessactivityofherbody.