--'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, --and of obstinacy in a bad one: Of this my mother had so much knowledge, that she knew 'twas to no purpose to make any remonstrance, --so she e'en resolved to sit down quietly, and make the most of it.
Because my mother knew this, she knew 'twas no use remonstrating; so she resolved to sit down quietly, and make the most of it.