opinions because she was afraid that they thought that she was not important. If her father had not shrugged his shoulders, and if Bram would not have sworn in church then she might have still been going to church when she was an elderly woman. In Hagar's very long life this incident was not the only thing that Bram did to upset her. Hagar as a girl was sent away to a private school where she was taught how to be a prim and proper lady. Bram on the other hand was brought up on a farm and was never educated very well. This at the beginning of their relationship attracted them to each other because Bram in a sense could use Hagar as his trophy wife. Soon after the wedding however, both seemed to tire of the other's way of talking, especially Hagar for Bram. Hagar did not like the fact that when Bram spoke he did not speak properly or always grammatically. Bram used many slang terms and used many profane phrases as well. This got on Hagar's temper because she thought that she could change him. She believed that Bram could talk sensibly but soon found
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