repliedMadameBovarysenior。
“Shewantstobeforcedtooccupyherselfwithsomemanualwork。
Ifshewereobliged，likesomanyothers，toearnherliving，shewouldn’thavethesevapours，thatcometoherfromalotofideasshestuffsintoherhead，andfromtheidlenessinwhichshelives。
Yetsheisalwaysbusy，“saidCharles。
“Ah!alwaysbusyatwhat？Readingnovels，badbooks，worksagainstreligion，andinwhichtheymockatpriestsinspeechestakenfromVoltaire。Butallthatleadsyoufarastray，mypoorchild。Anyonewhohasnoreligionalwaysendsbyturningoutbadly。“