"They are awfully prudish, aren't they?" Jo laughed. There were some girls in school Jo knew were curious about other girls, but none ever acted on it (to her knowledge anyway). It wasn't until her first stint in Central America with Mrs. X that Jo learned what it was to be intimate with another woman. If only all curious souls were afforded such an opportunity.

"People love to criticize the native's liberal feelings towards intimacy, but I think the civilized world could learn a lot from them, don't you? If only to have partners to chose from that aren't paid for."