Chapter 14

           IthasdawneduponmethatIhaveneverplacedapropervaluationuponwomankind.Forthatmatter,thoughnotamativetoanyconsiderabledegreesofarasIhavediscovered,Iwasneveroutsidetheatmosphereofwomenuntilnow.Mymotherandsisterswerealwaysaboutme,andIwasalwaystryingtoescapethem;fortheyworriedmetodistractionwiththeirsolicitudeformyhealthandwiththeirperiodicinroadsonmyden,whenmyorderlyconfusion,uponwhichIpridedmyself,wasturnedintoworseconfusionandlessorder,thoughitlookedneatenoughtotheeye.Inevercouldfindanythingwhentheyhaddeparted.Butnow,alas,howwelcomewouldhavebeenthefeeloftheirpresence,thefrou-frouandswish-swishoftheirskirtswhichIhadsocordiallydetested!Iamsure,ifIevergethome,thatIshallneverbeirritablewiththemagain.Theymaydosemeanddoctormemorning,noon,andnight,anddustandsweepandputmydentorightseveryminuteoftheday,andIshallonlyleanbackandsurveyitallandbethankfulinthatIampossessedofamotherandsomeseveralsisters.

           Allofwhichhassetmewondering.WherearethemothersofthesetwentyandoddmenontheGhost?Itstrikesmeasunnaturalandunhealthfulthatmenshouldbetotallyseparatedfromwomenandherdthroughtheworldbythemselves.Coarsenessandsavageryaretheinevitableresults.Thesemenaboutmeshouldhavewives,andsisters,anddaughters;thenwouldtheybecapableofsoftness,andtenderness,andsympathy.Asitis,notoneofthemismarried.

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