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Chapter 6

           Infact,ifthatconvenientvehiclehadexistedinthedaysoftheSevenSages,oneofthemwoulddoubtlesshaveremarked,thatyoucanknowlittleofwomenbyfollowingthemaboutintheirpony-phaetons.Evenwithamicroscopedirectedonawater-dropwefindourselvesmakinginterpretationswhichturnouttoberathercoarse;forwhereasunderaweaklensyoumayseemtoseeacreatureexhibitinganactivevoracityintowhichothersmallercreaturesactivelyplayasiftheyweresomanyanimatedtax-pennies,astrongerlensrevealstoyoucertaintiniesthairletswhichmakevorticesforthesevictimswhiletheswallowerwaitspassivelyathisreceiptofcustom.Inthisway,metaphoricallyspeaking,astronglensappliedtoMrs.Cadwallader’smatch-makingwillshowaplayofminutecausesproducingwhatmaybecalledthoughtandspeechvorticestobringherthesortoffoodsheneeded.Herlifewasrurallysimple,quitefreefromsecretseitherfoul,dangerous,orotherwiseimportant,andnotconsciouslyaffectedbythegreataffairsoftheworld.

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