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Chapter 4

           "Uponmywordyouarenotwantinginaudacity!"hesaid—"Nothingbutperfectbeautywillsuityou,eh?Butconsider,myfriend,you,thoughagood-lookingwell-builtman,arenotyourselfquiteaPhœbusApollo!"

           "Thathasnothingtodowiththematter"—Irejoined—"Amanshouldchooseawifewithacarefuleyetohisownpersonalgratification,inthesamewaythathechooseshorsesorwine—perfectionornothing."

           "Andthewoman?"—Rimânezdemanded,hiseyestwinkling.

           "Thewomanhasreallynorightofchoice"—Iresponded—forthiswasmypetargumentandItookpleasureinsettingitforth—"Shemustmatewherevershehasthechanceofbeingproperlymaintained.Amanisalwaysaman—awomanisonlyaman’sappendage,andwithoutbeautyshecannotputforthanyjustclaimtohisadmirationorhissupport."

           "Right!—veryright,andlogicallyargued!"—heexclaimed,becomingpreternaturallyseriousinamoment—"Imyselfhavenosympathywiththenewideasthatareinvogueconcerningtheintellectualityofwoman.Sheissimplythefemaleofman—shehasnorealsoulsavethatwhichisareflexofhis,andbeingdestituteoflogic,sheisincapableofformingacorrectopiniononanysubject.

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