Christopher Tietjens' parade as the gentleman-husband of a virtuous wife is over and done with.
She wants to return home to be a virtuous wife and a filial daughter-in-law.
The virtuous wives, by contrast, got a raw deal.
Not much is known about her other than she did have a large family, was a virtuous wife, and died in 1348.
"Happy is that prince who has so virtuous a wife!"
In the story, two bad judges secretly want to have sexual intercourse with Susanna, a beautiful and virtuous wife.
In their arrangement, there is a virtuous wife whose husband is a bigamist.
The parents read a passage from the Bible on the virtuous wife.
His virtuous wife is also subjected to a determined seduction attempt, and resists with difficulty.
The heretofore virtuous wife is swayed by the novelist's attention.