Cold Mountain Innocence (Loss of) Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

She still missed Monroe more than she could say, and she told Inman many wonderful things about him. But she told as well one terrible thing: that he had tried to keep her a child and that, with little resistance from her, he had largely succeeded. (18.118)

Why didn't Ada resist being kept a child, as much as she loved her father and as much as he earned her love? What causes her to grow up in this book?