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I have never allowed a gentleman to dictate to me, or to interfere with anything I do.

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“I have never allowed a gentleman to dictate to me, or to interfere with anything I do.”

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Daisy rejects Winterbourne’s attempt to direct her behavior, asserting personal agency within the restrictive social expectations surrounding her.

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Daisy Miller: A Study, Project Gutenberg #208. Daisy speaks to Winterbourne in Rome; the line is fictional dialogue shaped by the novella’s conflict over convention, reputation and autonomy.

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