The author writes approvingly of the cultured woman’s restraint in quoting poetry and Latin authors (paragraph 3, sentence 4) because


A: the author respects the woman’s desire to conform to received notions of feminine modesty

B: the author endorses the woman’s decision to tolerate male prejudices against educated women

C: it shows the woman’s ambition to produce original work instead of parroting the works of canonical authors

D: it reveals the woman’s thoughtful consideration of the effects of her own behavior on others

E: it suggests that the woman has wisely devoted more time to studying modern languages than to studying classical literature