Bainbridge nods. He didn’t feel the same as she did, even though dancing a certain way could definitely send signals to your partner, he didn’t feel that speed had much part in it, but he understood that she didn’t like it. “I do not worry about leading any man on. If they take interest in me, tis their fault, not mine.” “I wish you took more care about it, though. If a man mistook your signals it’s one thing, but if you did something others thought sends a signal, then those people will spread it around and soon enough most of the ton would think poorly of your family. They’d brandish you as a woman who cannot be trusted, who changes her interest, send signals to multiple men withouth haivng any intention of setteling down with any of them. I know you wouldn’t care for such rumors, but they don’t hurt only you, but they’ll also hurt Lucille’s reputation before she even had the time to go out in society, and they’d impact poorly on your business. Almost anything you do as a woman in today’s society impacts every aspect of your life, and even if you don’t want to marry, society expects you to act as if you do, and they want to keep you weak and relying on us. I’d say men shouldn’t be portrayed by something that’s merely annoying, like a fly. Men are hornets, because unlike bees they are useless and they sting in agression, whereas bees produce honey and only sting when threatened.”
@Ouijaloveletters - Louisa