“It must be very nice to possess natural gifts.”
“Yes. Few women are born without them.”
“Am I one of the few?”
“So far as I can judge you are. With talent and cleverness, you should be able to escape from prison.”
“But I’m staying here on principle. I never thought of trying to get away.”
“That shows your inherent stupidity, and a surprising lack of spirit. Cannot you find a door of escape?”
Rosalie shook her head and sighed.
“No,” she answered. “I thought of the chimney once, but that was absurd.”
“Can you think of no other door?”
“No. It’s no good my trying to get out where every door is either locked or guarded.”