But how is it you know all this about how large the ocean is? I thought you girls were limited to pretty chatter and the economics of housekeeping. I… - Sheri S. Tepper

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But how is it you know all this about how large the ocean is? I thought you girls were limited to pretty chatter and the economics of housekeeping. I didn't know you learned geography."
"We don't," she said, somewhat shamefaced. "But we learned to read, and once one can read, one can learn anything.