Their honnor is not only in their conduct but in their reputation, and it is not possible that one who lets herself be seen as disreputable can ever be good. When a man does the right thing he only depends on himself and can defy public judgment, but when a woman does the right thing she has done only half of her task, and what people think of her is not less important than what she in effect is.
Lhomme, en bien faisant, ne dépend que de lui-même, et peut braver le jugement public; mais la femme, en bien faisant, na fait que la moitié de sa tâche, et ce que lon pense delle ne lui importe pas moins que ce quelle est en effet.