Gender Quotes in Lonesome Dove

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Quote #10

"Mister Bob, he didn't know mares," Cholo said, remembering that ignorance had been his downfall.

"Nope," Clara said. "He didn't know mares." (92.53-92.54)

Cholo and Clara are talking about horses here, but Clara's response has a double meaning: she also means that he "didn't know women." Even before Bob was kicked in the head, Clara's relationship with him was strained, because Bob expected her to be a stereotypical subservient wife, the complete opposite of who she really is.