THE WOMEN AROUND JOHN WESLEY AT HOME ... - Kristoffersen

her reasonable consciousness. This made her mother andfather often filled with anguish and worry that she shouldnot follow the Epworth rules for good behaviour.Hetty was the one who had the best literary talentof the Wesley girls. One expected that she should producesomething big both in poesy and literature. Life, however,became her authorship.BORN IN THE WRONG CENTURYWith her basic natural talent one should think thatshe should do well, and that the world should lie open forher, but she lived in the wrong Century. Today, she wouldas a woman, have been able to express herself freely, shewould have had space for her individuality. She grew up ina society that was dominated by men, and in anenvironment that was unnatural for her.Hetty was a darling Child for the vicar SamuelWesley who soon discovered the mental power of hisdaughter. He gave her the best education. He was proudover his Child, who could read the Greek New Testamentat the age of eight. Hetty, on her side, was glad that shecould function as an assistant for her father. During thework in the Office of the vicar, lively intellectualdiscussions developed between father and daughter.TO BE BEAUTIFULIt is not always easy to be beautiful. This Hettyexperienced. She had many admirers. Some liked her for39