I n c h apte r 2 , th e n arra to r r e co unts a tim e s h eo ve rh eard R it a a nd C ora g ossip in g. R it ac o m ments th at s h e w ould nt d ebase h ers e lfl ik e th at . W hat m is co nce ptio n d oes R it a h avea bout th e r o le o f a h andm aid ? E xp la in th ei r o ny b ehin d T hey h ave th e c h oic e . ( p g. 1 0)R it a h ad b een u nder th e in te rp re ta tio n th a tt h e h andm aid s tr u ly w ere v a lu ed a nd h ad fr e ew ill. A ddit io nally th e ir o ny b ehin d T hey h adt h e c h oic e is th ey r e ally d on't h ave a c h o ic ei