Tender Prey Author:Patricia Roberts I bother only with the widows. Solitude leaves widows more plaint that it does old maids, which perhaps is why the old maids are what they are to start with: neither use or ornament. Actions speak louder than words, and while the spinsters fall into the right language sooner-by the second letter the fast ones are already calling you naughty boy ... more »and such-it is the widows who are more apt to turn words into deeds.« less