Isabella Laisdell (Matthias’s daughter) Quotes in Kingdom of Matthias
Despite all of his protestations of faith, [Matthews] was violating the most basic precepts of evangelical manhood, with his unsteady work habits, his self-glorification, and his domestic tyranny.
Margaret […] stopped by the mayor’s office to find out what she could do—and learned that, in the eyes of the law, she could do very little.
There is too much changing of wives here […] l have a nice little woman, and I should not much like to lose her.
In effect, the court sustained [Charles] Laisdell: every man should have his rights, and the rights of a husband over the body of his wife superseded those of her father. On that basis, the jury found Matthias guilty.
Isabella Laisdell (Matthias’s daughter) Quotes in Kingdom of Matthias
Despite all of his protestations of faith, [Matthews] was violating the most basic precepts of evangelical manhood, with his unsteady work habits, his self-glorification, and his domestic tyranny.
Margaret […] stopped by the mayor’s office to find out what she could do—and learned that, in the eyes of the law, she could do very little.
There is too much changing of wives here […] l have a nice little woman, and I should not much like to lose her.
In effect, the court sustained [Charles] Laisdell: every man should have his rights, and the rights of a husband over the body of his wife superseded those of her father. On that basis, the jury found Matthias guilty.
