We need better context of the question!
Answer: "Anonymity runs in their blood. The desire to be veiled still possesses them."
"They . . . will pass a tombstone or a signpost without feeling an irresistible desire to cut their names on it."
Explanation:
The phrases or sentences that best build the ideas about why women often choose to remain unknown include:
1. "Anonymity runs in their blood. The desire to be veiled still possesses them."
2. "They . . . will pass a tombstone or a signpost without feeling an irresistible desire to cut their names on it."
I think it means take the blame for all of us so we can leave