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about�察  �and   is   not   altogether   unconnected   with   sales。       To   test   Nature's 

original   intentions�察  �it   is   always   safe   to   study   our   cousins   the   animals。 

There   we   see   no    sign   of   this   fundamental     variation�察  �the   difference    is 

merely one of degree。; 

     ;I   quite   agree   with    you�察─  �said   the  Girton    Girl。    ;Man�察    �acquiring 

cunning�察�saw the advantage of using his one superiority�察�brute strength�察�to 

make     woman      his  slave。    In   all  other   respects   she   is  undoubtedly   his 

superior。; 

     ;In a woman's argument�察─�I observed�察 �equality of the sexes invariably 

does mean the superiority of woman。; 

     ;That is very curious�察─�added the Philosopher。               ;As you say�察�a woman 

never can be logical。; 

     ;Are all men logical�拭─�demanded the Girton Girl。 

     ;As a class�察─�replied the Minor Poet�察 �yes。; 



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     ;What   woman   suffers   from�察─  �said   the   Philosopher�察   �is over´praise。   It 

has turned her head。; 

     ;You admit�察�then�察�that she has a head�拭─�demanded the Girton Girl。 

     ;It has always been a theory of mine�察─�returned the Philosopher�察 �that 

by Nature she was intended to possess one。              It is her admirers who have 

always represented her as brainless。; 

     ;Why is it that the brainy girl invariably has straight hair�拭─�asked the 

Woman of the World。 

     ;Because  she  doesn't   curl   it�察─  �explained   the  Girton   Girl。  She   spoke 

somewhat snappishly�察�it seemed to me。 

     ;I never thought of that�察─�murmured the Woman of the World。 

     ;It   is   to   be   noted   in   connection   with   the   argument�察─  �I   ventured   to 

remark�察 �that we hear but little concerning the wives of intellectual men。 

When we do�察�as in the case of the Carlyles�察�it is to wish we did not。; 

     ;When   I   was   younger   even than   I   am  now�察─  �said   the   Minor   Poet�察   �I 

thought a   good   deal   of   marriagevery   young   men   do。     My  wife�察  �I   told 

myself�察  �must   be   a   woman   of   mind。   Yet�察  �curiously�察  �of   all   the   women   I 

have ever loved�察�no single one has been remarkable for intellect present 

company�察�as usual�察�of course excepted。; 

     ;Why is it�察─�sighed the Philosopher�察 �that in the most serious business 

of our life�察�marriage�察�serious considerations count for next to nothing�拭               �A 

dimpled chin can�察�and often does�察�secure for a girl the best of husbands�察�

while virtue and understanding combined cannot be relied upon to obtain 

her even one of the worst。; 

     ;I think the explanation is�察─�replied the Minor Poet�察 �that as regards�察�let 

us say�察�the most natural business of our life�察�marriage�察�our natural instincts 

alone    are  brought    into   play。  Marriageclothe      the  naked    fact  in  what 

flowers of rhetoric we will´ ´has to do with the purely animal part of our 

being。    The man is drawn towards it by his primeval desires�察�the woman 

by her inborn craving towards motherhood。; 

     The thin�察�white hands of the Old Maid fluttered�察�troubled�察�where they 



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lay upon her lap。        ;Why should we seek to explain away all the beautiful 

things   of   life�拭─  �she   said。 She   spoke   with   a   heat   unusual   to   her。 ;The 

blushing lad�察�so timid�察�so devotional�察�worshipping as at the shrine of some 

mystic saint�察�the young girl moving spell´ bound among dreams�                         �They 

think of nothing but of one another。; 

     ;Tracing   a   mountain   stream   to   its   sombre   source   need   not   mar   its 

music for us as it murmurs through the valley�察─�expounded the Philosopher。 

;The   hidden   law   of   our   being   feeds   each   leaf   of   our   life   as   sap   runs 

through     the   tree。  The     transient   blossom�察    �the   ripened   fruit�察 �is  but   its 

changing outward form。; 

     ;I   hate   going   to   the   roots   of   things�察─  �said   the   Woman   of   the   World。 

;Poor�察�dear papa was so fond of doing that。                He would explain to us the 

genesis of oysters just when we were enjoying them。                  Poor mamma could 

never   bring   herself   to   touch   them   after   that。    While   in   the   middle   of 

dessert he would stop to argue with my Uncle Paul whether pig's blood or 

bullock's was the best for grape vines。            I remember the year before Emily 

came out her favourite pony died�察�I have never known her so cut up about 

anything before or since。          She asked papa if he would mind her having 

the poor creature buried in the garden。 Her idea was that she would visit 

now and then its grave and weep awhile。                Papa was awfully nice about it 

and stroked her hair。 'Certainly�察�my dear��' he said�察�'we will have him laid to 

rest in the new strawberry bed。'           Just then old Pardoe�察�the head gardener�察�

came up to us and touched his hat。              'Well�察�I was just going to inquire of 

Miss   Emily��'   he   said�察  �'if   she   wouldn't   rather   have   the   poor   thing   buried 

under one of the nectarine´trees。           They ain't been doing very well of late。' 

He   said   it   was   a   pretty   spot�察  �and   that   he   would   put   up   a   sort   of   stone。 

Poor Emily didn't seem to care much where the animal was buried by that 

time�察�so we left them arguing the question。                I forget how it was settled�察�

but I   know   we neither of   us ate   either   strawberries or nectarines   for   the 

next two years。; 

     ;There is a time for everything�察─�agreed the Philosopher。                   ;With the 

lover�察  �penning   poetry   to   the   wondrous   red   and   white   upon   his   mistress' 

cheek�察�we do not discuss the subject of pigment in the blood�察�its cause and 

probable duration。        Nevertheless�察�the subject is interesting。; 



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     ;We   men   and   women�察─  �continued   the   Minor   Poet�察   �we   are   Nature's 

favourites�察  �her   hope�察  �for   whom   she   has   made   sacrifice�察  �putting   aside   so 

many of her own convictions�察�telling herself she is old´ fashioned。                        She 

has let   us   go   from  her   to   the strange school   where they  laugh   at   all her 

notions。     We have learnt new�察�strange ideas that bewilder the good dame。 

Yet�察�returning home it is curious to notice how little�察�in the few essential 

things of life�察�we differ from her other children�察�who have never wandered 

from   her   side。    Our   vocabulary   has   been   extended   and   elaborated�察  �yet 

face to face with the realities of existence it is unavailing。                 Clasping the 

living�察  �standing   beside   the   dead�察  �our   language   still   is   but   a   cry。   Our 

wants have grown more complicated�察�the ten´course banquet�察�with all that 

it involves�察�has substituted itself for the handful of fruits and nuts gathered 

without   labour�察  �the   stalled   ox   and   a   world   of   trouble   for   the   dinner   of 

herbs and leisure therewith。            Are   we so   far removed thereby above our 

little brother�察�who�察�having swallowed his simple�察�succulent worm�察�mounts 

a neighbouring twig and with easy digestion carols thanks to God�拭                         �The 

square     brick    box   about    which    we    move�察    �hampered      at  every    step   by 

wooden   lumber�察  �decked   with   many   rags   and   strips   of   coloured   paper�察�

cumbered       with    odds   and    ends   of  melted     flint  and   moulded      clay�察 �has 

replaced the cheap�察�convenient cave。              We clothe ourselves in the skins of 

other    animals     instead    of  allowing     our   own    to  develop     into   a  natural 

protection。      We hang about us bits of stone and metal�察�but underneath it 

all   we   are   little   two´legged   animals�察  �struggling   with   the   rest   to   live   and 

breed。     Beneath   each   hedgerow   in   the   springtime   we   can   read   our   own 

romances in the makingthe first faint stirring of the blood�察�the roving eye�察�

the sudden marvellous discovery of the indispensable She�察�the wooing�察�the 

denial�察  �hope�察  �coquetry�察  �despair�察  �contention�察  �rivalry�察  �hate�察  �jealousy�察  �love�察�

bitterness�察  �victory�察  �and   death。      Our   comedies�察  �our   tragedies�察  �are   being 

played upon each blade of grass。             In fur and feather we run epitomised。; 

     ;I know�察─�said the Woman of the World�察 �I have heard it all so often。 

It is nonsense�察�I can prove it to you。; 

     ;That is easy�察─�observed the Philosopher。               ;The Sermon on the Mount 

itself has been proved nonsenseamong others�察�by a bishop。 Nonsense is 

the reverse side of the patternthe tangled ends of the thread that Wisdom 



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weaves。; 

     ;There was a Miss Askew at the College�察─�said the Girton Girl。                   ;She 

agreed   with   every  one。      With   Marx she   was   a   Socialist�察  �with   Carlyle   a 

believer     in   benevolent     despotism�察    �with    Spinoza     a   materialist�察  �with 

Newman a fanatic。         I had a long talk with her before she left�察�and tried to 

understand   her�察  �she   was   an   interesting   girl。  'I   think��'   she   said�察  �'I   could 

choose   among   them   if   only   they   would   answer   one   another。       But   they 

don't。    They   won't   listen   to   one   another。   

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