A woman with gap teeth was considered a bold and lustful woman. In many ways, the woman lives up to her stereotype, as she is indeed a bold woman and expresses her sexuality in a way that is not considered "modest." She proclaims: “How far I will use my instrument (sexual organ) / as often as my maker has sent it” (Prologue to Wife of Bath, 149-150). Although it may seem salacious, it is through her external sexuality that she expresses her internal desire for independence. The Wife of Bath once again justifies her beliefs by reference to Christian doctrine, particularly God's written laws regarding human procreation. However, she doesn't just want to have sex on a whim, after all, she qualifies her statement by saying that it is only "in wyfhode" that she will engage in sexual activity. What the Wife of Bath reveals is that she wants the choice to use her body as she and the lord wish.