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Chapter 15

           Women,Iconsidered,shouldbekeptintheirplacesasmen’sdrudgesortoys—aswives,mothers,nurses,cooks,mendersofsocksandshirts,andhousekeepersgenerally—whatrighthadtheytointrudeintotherealmsofartandsnatchthelaurelsfromtheirmasters’brows!IfIcouldbutgetthechanceofreviewingthisbook,Ithoughttomyselfsavagely!—Iwouldmisquote,misrepresent,andcutittoshredswithajoytoogreatforwords!ThisMavisClare,‘unsexed,’asIatoncecalledherinmyownmindsimplybecauseshehadthepowerIlacked—wrotewhatshehadtosaywithagraciouscharm,freedom,andinnateconsciousnessofstrength—astrengthwhichforcedmebackuponmyselfandfilledmewiththebitteresthumiliation.WithoutknowingherIhatedher—thiswomanwhocouldwinfamewithouttheaidofmoney,andwhowascrownedsobrightlyandvisiblytotheworldthatshewasbeyondcriticism.Itookupherbookagainandtriedtocavilatit—overoneortwodaintybitsofpoeticsimileandsentimentIlaughed—enviously.WhenIlefttheclublaterintheday,Itookthebookwithme,dividedbetweenacuriousdesiretoreadithonestlythroughwithjusticetoitanditsauthor,andanimpulsetotearitasunderandflingitintotheroadtobecrushedinthemudunderrollingcabandcartwheels.InthisstrangehumourRimânezfoundme,whenataboutfouro’clockhereturnedfromhismissiontoDavidMcWhing,smilingand—triumphant."

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