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That leaves very little time for fathers to know their children. Thewifes
salary is half the husbands income. Nature has donewell to entrust the man with
the care of his family and the nation. As usual it was asked, ought weto attack
now, or is it wiser to wait?
Homes are the real places of the women who are
nowcompelling men to be idle.
They did splendid serviceduring those days.
You
will have to do this daily from the age of twenty-one or so tothe age of about
sixty-five. But is the life of a professional writer any better?
There were the
usual differences of opinion, theusual divisions among the counsellors.
Often
indeed it is the public advantage that they shouldbe queered. The charge
against her is a very serious one. What charms and consoles in the private
house may distract andexacerbate in the public office. Here is an extract from
the lifeof a great lawyer.
Nature has donewell to entrust the man with the care
of his family and the nation. And what lightdo they throw upon the professions,
these biographies?
If he is in favour of force, she too will be in favour of
force.
Or have we convicted Whitaker, the impeccable, oferrata?
There were the
usual differences of opinion, theusual divisions among the counsellors.
They
have thought while theystirred the pot, while they rocked the cradle.
The cat
is out ofthe bag; and it is a Tom.
The womans world is her family, her husband,
her children, and herhome. Almost the same daughters ask almost the same
brothers for almostthe same privileges.
She shall only have it if she can
satisfyus that our guinea shall be spent in the cause of peace.
Since Miss is a
woman, Missis not a son or a nephew. And whyshould we not amass them too in
course of time?
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