African women were surprised that a woman of Mary's age was travelling without a man, as she was frequently asked why her husband was not accompanying her.
زنان آفریقایی وقتی می‌دیدند که زنی در سن مری بدون مرد به آفریقا سفر کرده تعجب زده می‌شدند و همواره از او سؤال می‌کردند که چرا همسرش همراه او نیست.