angm
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Hi there!
First of all, I'm not sure if this is the right place to put my question to, so bear with me if it's not.
If have a pretty specific question: I'm currently reading Atlas Shrugged and I got stuck on a the line "I'm Mrs. William Hastings". For me, this felt like a simple spelling mistake, but a similar sentence can be found just a few chapters further back.
I tried to Google this, but with no luck. Now, I don't know if this is just an Ayn Rand quirk (wouldn't be surprised by that ) or if it was (or somewhere still is?) actually common for a wife/widow to introduce herself with not only the married name but also the first name of her husband?
Can someone bring light into the darkness?
Best regards!
First of all, I'm not sure if this is the right place to put my question to, so bear with me if it's not.
If have a pretty specific question: I'm currently reading Atlas Shrugged and I got stuck on a the line "I'm Mrs. William Hastings". For me, this felt like a simple spelling mistake, but a similar sentence can be found just a few chapters further back.
I tried to Google this, but with no luck. Now, I don't know if this is just an Ayn Rand quirk (wouldn't be surprised by that ) or if it was (or somewhere still is?) actually common for a wife/widow to introduce herself with not only the married name but also the first name of her husband?
Can someone bring light into the darkness?
Best regards!