John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage.
~ Charlotte Perkins Gilman
I am glad my case is not serious! But these nervous troubles are dreadfully depressing. John does not know how much I really suffer. He knows there is no reason to suffer, and that satisfies him.
Nobody would believe what an effort it is to do what little I am able, - to dress and entertain, and order things
