do if they don't marry,' she mused, as if she had no idea what it could be, having been married once herself and about to marry again." - Meaning and context.">
Excellent Women (1952), chapter 14
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'What do women do if they don't marry,' she mused, as if she had no idea what it could be, having been married once herself and about to marry again.

— Barbara Pym

What It Means

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About Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym (2 June 1913 – 11 January 1980) was an English novelist. Most of her novels are known for their intertextuality.