When Aylmer asks her to remove the birthmark, she blushes, and says, “To tell you the truth, it has been so often called a charm that I was simple enough to imagine it might be so” (Hawthorne 334). From the detail given about how she responds to Aylmer’s question about her birthmark, Georgiana would rather keep it, but deep down, she knows that her decision would disappoint her spouse, so she gives in. Georgiana gives Aylmer permission to attempt to remove her birthmark using a mixture that he will create. Georgiana states, “And, Aylmer, I shall quaff whatever draught you bring me; but it will be on the same principle that would induce me to take a dose of poison if offered by your hand” (Hawthorne 341). In this quote, Georgiana clarifies that she just wants to make her husband happy, so she will allow him to do whatever he thinks is best for
When Aylmer asks her to remove the birthmark, she blushes, and says, “To tell you the truth, it has been so often called a charm that I was simple enough to imagine it might be so” (Hawthorne 334). From the detail given about how she responds to Aylmer’s question about her birthmark, Georgiana would rather keep it, but deep down, she knows that her decision would disappoint her spouse, so she gives in. Georgiana gives Aylmer permission to attempt to remove her birthmark using a mixture that he will create. Georgiana states, “And, Aylmer, I shall quaff whatever draught you bring me; but it will be on the same principle that would induce me to take a dose of poison if offered by your hand” (Hawthorne 341). In this quote, Georgiana clarifies that she just wants to make her husband happy, so she will allow him to do whatever he thinks is best for