I will not speak respectfully to someone who insults me without even the rank or power to expect such subservience.
[If they were all equals, then she had no reason to kowtow, to keep her speech polite and respectful as she had to her masters, to potential buyers, whom she bowed to and obeyed despite their insults or how they handled her.
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[If they were all equals, then she had no reason to kowtow, to keep her speech polite and respectful as she had to her masters, to potential buyers, whom she bowed to and obeyed despite their insults or how they handled her.
But she won't deny having insulted in kind.]