"Poppycock," she muttered, "I am already ruined after being kidnapped, aren't I? People wonder if I was violated. I've heard the whispers." She had not confided that in anyone yet, but it was part of the reason for her departure from the manse. She did not like to hear some of the newer servants (who were not yet loyal) talking about her innocence in such a way. "Why is it a man can do what he wants to a woman, but she is the trollop even if she has done nothing??"