The answer to this question can be found in Chapter Twenty
of this excellent novel. After Kit's near escape during her trial when fortunately she
was proven to not be a witch, thanks to Nat's intervention, Kit has realised some
fundamental things about herself and also about William Ashby and how different they are
as characters. William's decision to not side with Hannah, Prudence and Kit during their
time of need has taken away all respect that Kit has for him, and she realises now that
she would never be truly happy being married to him. Note what she says to
him:
"'Tis no
use, William," she said now. "You and I would always be uneasy, all of our lives. We
would always be hoping for the other one to be different, and always being disappointed
when it didn't happen. No matter how hard I tried, I know I could never care about the
things that seem so important to
you."
Kit has obviously now
learned the lesson that Hannah tried to teach her before. That escape from a situation
that you don't like can often lead to a worse kind of servitude. Whilst marriage to
William would give her the social status that she craves, she would never be happy being
married to William as they think very differently.
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