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Chapter 23
Songsandproverbs,alltalkofwoman’sfickleness.Butperhapsyouwillsay,thesewereallwrittenbymen.”
“PerhapsIshall.Yes,yes,ifyouplease,noreferencetoexamplesinbooks.Menhavehadeveryadvantageofusintellingtheirownstory.Educationhasbeentheirsinsomuchhigheradegree;thepenhasbeenintheirhands.Iwillnotallowbookstoproveanything.”
“Buthowshallweproveanything?”
“Wenevershall.Wenevercanexpecttoproveanythinguponsuchapoint.Itisadifferenceofopinionwhichdoesnotadmitofproof.Weeachbegin,probably,withalittlebiastowardsourownsex;anduponthatbiasbuildeverycircumstanceinfavourofitwhichhasoccurredwithinourowncircle;manyofwhichcircumstances(perhapsthoseverycaseswhichstrikeusthemost)maybepreciselysuchascannotbebroughtforwardwithoutbetrayingaconfidence,orinsomerespectsayingwhatshouldnotbesaid.
