Forget about the "i know not a man" part. I agree it is present tense.
Focus on the entire idea of why she would ask "how can this be?"
If she was about to get married and have lots of juicy sex, wouldn't she expect to conceive a child in a natural way?
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If she was about to get married and have lots of juicy sex, wouldn't she expect to conceive a child in a natural way?
Focus on the idea of "I know not a man". Present tense. Again "I know not a man", not "I will never know a man". I'm tired of this conversation, its so disengenuous. yuk. Carry on without me.