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The Witch of Blackbird Pond Education Quotes

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Quote #13

She would go as a single woman who must work for her living. Her best chance, she had decided, lay in seeking employment as a governess in one of the wealthy families. She liked teaching children, and hopefully there might be a library where she could extend her own learning as well as that of her charges. Whatever befell, there would be a blue sky overhead, and the warmth and color and fragrance and beauty that her heart craved. (21.11)

Kit longs to return to Barbados to continue her own education – and to educate others. Why does Kit not follow through with this plan?