female gift to her son, knew no better than to call this beautiful girl a "gift.". Her entire life, Caroline was seen as nothing more than a possession of men and now sees that her son will need his own female "present" as well. Caroline was the ideal daughter to begin with. She cares for her ill father until his death. She then progresses into the perfect mother to Victor and his younger brothers and even to a child that is not her own. She
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