Marriage Quotes in Outlander

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"My wedding night's no one's business but mine and yours—sure it's not his! Next you'll be showing him the sheets from my bridal bed!" (26.205)

This sentence is full of 18th-century weirdness. We're not sure if the concept of privacy exists at this time, and the fact that couples saved blood-stained bridal sheets to prove the wives were virgins… well, that leaves us speechless.