“Don’t get into trouble, Emily,” the nun said to the girl back then, her voice tinged with concern.
“Sometimes I feel like you don’t know how to behave, despite our proper upbringing.”
Upon hearing those words, Emily stepped back slightly from Mother Anna, a look of confusion on her face.
“Why do you say I don’t know how to behave, Mother Anna?”
“You always liked to challenge the children at Saint Joseph’s Orphanage; that worried me a bit.”
“But they were all arrogant; they were no better than us, Mother Anna. Especially that fool Duncan... he always bothered me, so I had to stand up to him and let him know he couldn’t intimidate me.”
Mother Anna sighed, nodding in understanding.
“Yes, but... men don’t like that. For a woman, it’s better to keep a low profile, to be kind and submiss
