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Chapter 33

           Alas,thoselilies!theywereforme

           "desfleursétranges,3

           Avecleursairsdesceptresd’anges;

           Dethyrseslumineuxpourdoigtsdeséraphins

           Leursparfumssonttropforts,toutensemble,ettropfins!"

           IshadedmyeyeswithonehandyetunderthatshadeIfeltthatLuciowatchedmeclosely.Presentlyhespokesoftly,justasifhehadreadmythoughts.

           "Consideringtheeffectaperfectlyinnocentwomanhasonthemindofevenanevilman,it’sstrange,isn’titthattherearesofewofthem!"

           Ididnotanswer.

           "Inthepresentday,"hewenton—"thereareanumberoffemalesclamouringlikeunnaturalhensinabarn-yardabouttheir‘rights’and‘wrongs.’Theirgreatestright,theirhighestprivilege,istoguideandguardthesoulsofmen.This,theyforthemostpart,throwawayasworthless.Aristocraticwomen,royalwomeneven,handoverthecareoftheirchildrentohiredattendantsandinferiors,andthenaresurprisedandinjuredifthosechildrenturnouttobeeitherfoolsorblackguards.IfIwerecontrolleroftheState,Iwouldmakeitalawthateverymothershouldbeboundtonurseandguardherchildrenherselfasnatureintended,unlesspreventedbyill-health,inwhichcaseshewouldhavetogetacoupleofdoctor’scertificatestocertifythefact.Otherwise,anywomanrefusingtocomplywiththelawshouldbesentencedtoimprisonmentwithhardlabour.

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