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woman is comparatively weak; the view of the marriage
relation as a means of support is unpopular; sympathy
in the case where repentance at leisure has followed the
marriage in haste often has a humorous coloring here.
It not infrequently happens that, when, for one cause or
another, a greater incongruity of temper than usual has
been found to exist, the husband and wife give each
other complete liberty and continue their common life
as good friends. The young girl has here, perhaps even
more frequently than elsewhere, her ideal of life; she
does not wish to live a useless life. It would not be
possible for her to surrender herself coldly and brutally
like the very unreal nihilist in the play, by a Danish
author, “The Lodger” which is otherwise very admirable.
She would also be ashamed of entering into a matrimonial
contract simply for profit. But she would not be ashamed
of forming a connection with a man without the consent
of her parents, and without any legal formalities, if she
were seriously in love with him. She is more indifferent
to the judgment of the world than are the women of
other countries.
This mental and moral attitude has no connection with
frivolity or thoughtlessness. It is a fact shown by
statistics that two thousand women annually, of their own
accord, accompany the exiles to Siberia, frequently to
hard labor. In this way, a lady of high rank, Baroness
Rehbinder, some years ago went with the celebrated
physician Dr. Weimar, who was implicated in the trials
for the attempts at assassination.
It can generally be said of those who “go out among
the people” that, when the home life is oppressive or
obstructive, they seek emancipation from it at any cost.
It was in this view that what at the time was called sham
marriage was invented, though it has nearly gone out of
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