more vicious condemnation than her husband, being called a ''whore'' and blamed for the disaster. Is it just because she''s a foreigner? Princess Lamballe was □□d and tortured by the September mobs, men laughing in hysterics while they occupied and abused this untouchable noblewoman. Was it only because of her class?"
"Citizeness Manon!" Edith called in a low voice.
"My friend, beyond class and nationality, there is gender," Madame Roland laid her hand on the young girl''s thin shoulder. "Gender is the greatest alliance."
Edith didn''t respond.
She didn''t want to admit it, but she could feel something changing inside her.