第10章

"Astothestudyandpracticeofmedicinedegradingwomen，heaskedifitdegradedmen。No；itelevatedthem。Theycouldnotcontradicthimonthatpoint。Hedeclinedtobelieve，withoutaparticleofevidence，thatanysciencecouldelevatethehighersexanddegradethelower。Whatevidencewehadranagainstit。Nursesarenot，asaclass，unfeminine，yetallthatismostappalling，disgusting，horrible，and_unsexing_intheartofhealingismonopolizedbythem。，Womenseeworsethingsthandoctors。

Womennurseallthepatientsofbothsexes，oftenunderhorribleandsickeningconditions，andlayoutallthecorpses。Nodoctorobjectstothisonsentimentalgrounds；andwhy?Becausethenursesgetonlyaguineaaweek，andnotaguineaaflyingvisit:towomentheloathsomepartofmedicine；tomanthelucrative!ThenoblenursesoftheCrimeawenttoattend_malesonly，_yetwerenotchargedwithindelicacy。Theyworkedgratis。Thewould-bedoctresseslook_mainlytoattendingwomen，_

butthentheywanttobepaidforit:therewastherub——itwasameremoneyquestion，andalltheattemptsoftheuniontohidethisandplaythesentimentalshop-manweretransparenthypocrisyandhumbug。

"AdoctorjustlyreveredinEdinburghansweredhim，butsaidnothingnewnoreffective；and，toourgreatjoy，themajoritywentwithus。

"Thusencouraged，theuniversitycourtsettledthematter。Wewereadmittedtomatriculateandstudymedicine，undercertainconditions，towhichIbegyourattention。

"Theinstructionofwomenfortheprofessionofmedicinewastobeconductedinseparateclassesconfinedentirelytowomen。

"TheprofessorsoftheFacultyofMedicineshould，forthispurpose，bepermittedtohaveseparateclassesforwomen。

"Alltheseregulationswereapprovedbythechancellor，andaretothisdayapartofthelawofthatuniversity。

"Weladies，fiveinnumber，butafterwardseven，werematriculatedandregisteredprofessionalstudentsofmedicine，andpassedsixdelightfulmonthswenowlookbackuponasifitwasahappydream。

"Wewerepickedwomen，allinearnest。Wedeservedrespect，andwemetwithit。Theteacherswerekind，andweattentiveandrespectful:thestudentswerecourteous，andwewereaffabletothem，butdiscreet。

Whateversevenyoungwomencoulddotoearnesteem，andreconcileevenouropponentstotheexperiment，wedid。Therewasnotananti-student，ordownrightflirt，amongus；and，indeed，Ihaveobservedthatanearnestloveofstudyandsciencecontrolstheamorousfrivolityofwomenevenmorethanmen\'s。Perhapsourheadsarereally_smaller_thanmen\'s，andwehaven\'troominthemtobelikeSolomon——extremelywiseandarrantfools。

"Thiswentonuntilthefirstprofessionalexamination；but，aftertheexamination，thewar，toourconsternation，recommenced。AmI，then，bad-heartedforthinkingtheremusthavebeensomethinginthatexaminationwhichrousedthesleepingspiritoftrades-unionism?"

"Itseemsprobable。"

"Thenviewthatprobabilitybythelightoffact:

"Inphysiologythemalestudentswere127；inchemistry，226；25obtainedhonorsinphysiology；31inchemistry。

"Inphysiologyandchemistrytherewerefivewomen。Oneobtainedhonorsinphysiologyalone；fourobtainedhonorsinbothphysiologyandchemistry。

"So，yousee，thefemalestudentsbeatthemalestudentsinphysiologyattherateoffivetoone；andinchemistry，sevenandthree-quarterstoone。

"But，horribletorelate，oneoftheladieseclipsedtwenty-nineoutofthethirty-onegentlemenwhotook_honors_inchemistry。Incapacityshesurpassedthemall；forthetwo，whowereaboveher，obtainedonlytwomarksmorethanshedid，yettheyhadbeenayearlongeratthestudy。

Thisentitledherto\'aHopeScholarship\'forthatyear。

"Wouldyoubelieveit?thescholarshipwasrefusedher——inutterdefianceofthefounder\'sconditions——ontheidlepretextthatshehadstudiedatadifferenthourfromthemalestudents，andthereforewasnotamemberofthechemistryclass。"

"Thenwhyadmithertothecompetition?"saidVizard。

"Why?becausethe_\'apriori_reasonerstookforgrantedshewouldbedefeated。Thenthecrywouldhavebeen，\'Youhadyourchance；weletyoutryfortheHopeScholarship；butyoucouldnotwinit。\'Havingwonit，shewastobecheatedoutofitsomehow，oranyhow。Theseparate-classsystemwasnotthatlady\'sfault；shewouldhavepreferredtopaytheuniversitylecturerlighterfees，andattendabetterlecturewiththemalestudents。Theseparateclasswasanunfavorableconditionofstudy，whichtheuniversityimposedonus，astheconditionofadmittingustotheprofessionalstudyofmedicine?Surely，then，tocheatthatladyoutofherHopeScholarship，whenshehadearneditunderconditionsofstudyenforcedandunfavorable，wasperfidiousanddishonest。Itwasevenalittleungratefultotheinjuredsex；forthemoneywhichfoundedthesescholarshipswaswomen\'smoney，everypennyofit。ThegoodProfessorHopehadlecturedtoladiesfiftyyearsago；hadtakentheirfees，andfoundedhisscholarshipswiththeirmoney:anditwouldhavedonehisheartgoodtoseealadywinandwearthatprizewhich，butforhisfemalepupils，wouldneverhaveexisted。Butitiseasytotrampleonadeadman:aseasyasonlivingwomen。

"Theperfidywasfollowedbyruthlesstyranny。Theyrefusedtoadmitthefaircriminaltothelaboratory，\'else，\'saidthey，\'she\'lldefeatmoremen。

"Thatkilledher，asachemist。Itgaveinferiormalestudentstoogreatanadvantageoverher。AndsothepublicandProfessorHopeweresacrificedtoatrades-union，andlostagreatanalyticalchemist，andsomethingmore——shehad，tomyknowledge，asubtlediagnosis。Nowwehaveatpresentno_great_analyst，andthefewcompetentanalystswehavedonotpossessdiagnosisinproportion。Theycanfindafewpoisonsinthedead，buttheyareslowtodiscoverthemintheliving；sotheyarenottobecountedontosavealife，wherecrimeisadministeringpoison。

Thatwomancould，andwould，Ithink。

"Theydroveheroutofchemistry，whereinshewasagenius，intosurgery，inwhichshewasonlyatalent。Sheisnowhouse-surgeoninagreathospital，andthepublichaslostagreatchemistanddiagnosticphysiciancombined。

"Uptothedateofthisenormity，thePresshadbeenprettyevenlydividedforandagainstus。Butnow，totheircredit，theywereunanimous，andreprobatedthejuggleasabreachofpublicfaithandplainmorality。Backedbypublicopinion，onefriendlyprofessortookthisoccasiontomovetheuniversitytorelaxtheregulationofseparateclassessinceithadbeenabused。Heproposedthatthefemalestudentsshouldbeadmittedtotheordinaryclasses。

"Thisproposalwasnegativedby58to47。

"Thissmallmajoritywasgainedbyacharacteristicmaneuver。Thequeen\'snamewasgravelydraggedinasdisapprovingtheproposal，when，infact，itcouldneverhavebeensubmittedtoher，orhercomment，ifany，musthavebeeninwriting；andastothegeneralquestion，shehasneversaidapublicwordagainstmedicalwomen。Shehastoomuchsensenottoaskherselfhowcananywomanbefittobeaqueen，withpowersoflifeanddeath，ifnowomanisfittobesosmallathing，bycomparison，asaphysicianorasurgeon。

"Wewerevictimsofasmallmajority，obtainedbyimaginationplayinguponflunkyism，andthefirstresultwaswewerenotallowedtositdowntobotanywithmales。Mindyou，wemighthavegatheredblackberrieswiththeminumbrageouswoodsfrommorntilldewyeve，andnotaprofessorshockedinthewholefaculty；butwemustnotsitdownwiththemtoanintellectualdinnerofherbs，andlisten，intheircompany，tothepedantictermsandchildishclassificationsofbotany，inwhichkindredpropertiesareignored。Onlythemalestudentmustbetoldinpublicthatafox-gloveis_Digitalispurpurea_intheimprovednomenclatureofscience，andcrow-footis_Ranunculussceleratus，_andthebuck-beanis_Menyanthistrifoliata，_andmugwortis_ArtemesiaJudaica；_that，havinglostthepropertiesofhyssopknowntoSolomon，weregainoursuperiorityoverthatlearnedHebrewbychristeningit_Gratiolaofficinalis。_Thesexesmustnotbetaughtinoneroomtodiscardsuchuglyandinexpressivetermsassnow-drop，meadow-sweet，heart\'s-ease，fever-few，cowslip，etc。，andlearntoknowthecowslipas_Primulaveris_——byclass，_Pentandriamonogynia；_andthebuttercupas_Ranunculusacnis_——_Polyandriamonogynia；_thesnow-dropas_Galanthusnivalis_——_Hexandriamonogynia；_andthemeadow-sweetas_Ulnaria；_theheart\'seaseas_Violatricolor；_andthedaisyas_Bellisperennis_——_Syngenesiasuperflua。"_

"Well，"saidVizard，"Ithinktheindividualnamescanonlyhurtthejawsandotherorgansofspeech。Buttheclassification!Isthemildlusterofsciencetobecastoverthenaturaldispositionofyoungwomentoward_Polyandriamonogynia?_Istrigamytobeidentifiedintheirsweetsoulswithfloralinnocence，andtheirvictimssittingby?"

"Suchclassificationsarepuerileandfanciful，"saidMissGale；"but，forthatveryreason，theydon\'tinfect_animals_withtrigamy。Novelsaremuchmorelikelytodothat。"

"Especiallyladies\'novels，"suggestedVizard，meekly。

"Some，"suggestedtheaccurateRhoda。"Butthesexeswillneverloseeithermoralsordelicacythroughcoursesofbotanyenduredtogether。Itwillnothurtyoungladiesabittotelltheminthepresenceofyounggentlementhatacabbageisathalamifioralexogen，anditsstamensaretetradynamous；northatthemushroom，_Psalliatacampestris，_andthetoad-stool，_Myoenacampestris，_areconfoundedbythisscienceinoneclass，_Cryptogamia。_Itwillnotevenhurtthemtobetoldthatthepropertiesofthe_Arummaculatum_arelittleknown，butthatthemalesarecrowdedroundthecenterofthespadix，andthefemalesseatedatthebase。"

SaidVizard，pompously，"Thepulpitandthetea-tablearecentersofsimilarphenomena。NowIthinkofit，thepulpitisaveryfaircalyx，butthetea-tableissadlysquat。"

"Yes，sir。But，morethanthat，notoneofthesepedantswhogrowledatpromiscuousbotanyhasonceobjectedtopromiscuousdancing，notevenwiththegentleman\'sarmroundthelady\'swaist，whichthecustomofcenturiescannotrenderdecent。Yettheprofessorsofdelicacyconnive，andtheMotherGeesesitsmirkingatthewall。Oh，worldofhypocritesandhumbugs!"

"Iamafraidyouareanupsettergeneral，"saidVizard。"Butyouareabominablysincere；andallthisisacuriouschapterofhumannature。

Prayproceed。"

MissGalenoddedgravely，andresumed。

"Somuchpublicridiculefellontheunionforthis，andtheblindflunkyismwhichcouldbelievethequeenhadmeddledinthedetail，thattheprofessorsmeltedunderit，andthrewopenbotanyandnaturalhistorytous，withothercollateralsciences。

"Thencamethegreatfight，whichisnotendedyet。

"Toqualifyformedicineandpassthestiffexamination，bywhichthepublicisveryproperlyprotected，youmustbeversedinanatomyandclinicalsurgery。Booksandlecturesdonotsufficeforthis，withoutthehumansubject——aliveanddead。Theuniversitycourtknewthatverywellwhenitmatriculatedus，andthereforeitprovidedforourinstructionbypromisingusseparateclasses。

"Backedbythispublicpledge，wewaitedontheuniversityprofessorofanatomytoarrangeourfeesforaseparatelecture。Heflatlyrefusedtoinstructusseparatelyforloveormoney，ortopermithisassistants。

Thatmeant，\'Theunionseesawaytoputyouinacleftstickandcheatyououtofyourdegree，inspiteofthepledgetheuniversityhasgivenyou；inspiteofyourfees，andofyourtimegiventostudyinrelianceonthepromise。\'

"Thiswasaheavyblow。ButtherewasanextramuralestablishmentcalledSurgeons\'Hall，andtheuniversityformallyrecognizedallthelecturersinthisHall；soweappliedtothoselecturers，andtheywereshockedattheilliberalityoftheuniversityprofessors，andadmittedusatoncetomixedclasses。Weattendedlectureswiththemalestudentsonanatomyandsurgery，and_ofalltheanticipatedevils，notonetookplace，sir。_

"Theobjectionstomixedclassesprovedtobeidlewords；yettheold-fashionedmindsopposedtousshuttheireyesandwentonreasoning_\'apriori，_andprovingthattheevilswhichtheysawdidnotarise_must_ariseshouldtheexperimentofmixedclasses，whichwasthensucceeding，everhetried。

"Toqualifyusforexaminationwenowneededbutonethingmore——hospitalpractice。Theinfirmaryissupportednotsomuchbytheuniversityasthetown。Weapplied，therefore，withsomeconfidence，forthepermissionusuallyconcededtomedicalstudents。Themanagersrefusedusthe_towninfirmary。_Thenweappliedtothesubscribers。Themajority，notbelongingtoatrades-union，declaredinourfavor，andintimatedplainlythattheywouldturnouttheilliberalmanagersatthenextelectionofmanagers。

"Butbythistimethewarwashotandgeneral，andhardblowsdealtonbothsides。ItwasartfullysuppressedbyourenemiesintheprofessionandinthePressthatwehadbeggedhardfortheseparateclasswhichhadbeenpromisedusinanatomy，andpermissiontoattend，byourselves，alimitednumberofwardsintheinfirmary；andonthisfalsehoodbysuppressionworsecalumnieswerebuilt。

"Ishalltellyouwhatwereallywere，andwhatfoulmouthsandpensinsinuatedwemustbe。

"Twoaccomplishedwomenhadjoinedus，andwewerenowthesevenwisevirginsofahalf-civilizednation，and，ifIknowblackfromwhite，weweresevenofitsbrightestornaments。Weweresevenladies，whowishedtobedoctresses，especiallydevotedtoourownsex；sevengoodstudents，whowentonourkneestotheuniversityforthoseseparateclassesinanatomyandclinicalsurgerywhichtheuniversitywasboundinhonortosupplyus；but，ourprayerrejected，saidtotheuniversity，\'Well，useyourowndiscretionaboutseparateormixedclasses；butforyourowncredit，andthatofhumannature，donotwillfullytieahangman\'snoosetothrottletheweakanddeserving，anddon\'tcheatsevenpoor，hard-working，meritoriouswomen，yourownmatriculatedstudents，outofourentrance-fees，whichlietothisdayintheuniversitycoffers，outoftheexceptionallyheavyfeeswehavepaidtoyourprofessors，outofallthefruitofourhardstudy，outofourdiplomas，andourbread。

Solvetheknotyourownway。Wewillsubmittomixedclasses，oranything，exceptprofessionaldestruction。\'

"Inthisspiritourlion-heartedleaderwrotetheletterofanuninjureddove，andsaidtherewereagreatmanymorewardsintheinfirmarythananymalestudentcouldordidattend；wewouldbecontenttodividethematterthus:themalestudentstohavethemonopolyoftwo-thirds，wetohavethebarerightofadmissiontoone-third。Bythisthemalestudents(ifany)whohadasincereobjectiontostudythesick，andwitnessoperations，inourcompany，couldneverbetroubledwithus；andwe，thoughlessfavoredthanthemalestudents，couldjustmanagetoqualifyforthatpublicexamination，whichwastoprovewhetherwecouldmakeablephysiciansornot。

"Sir，thisgentleproposalwasrejectedwithrudescorn，andinaggressiveterms。Suchisthespiritofatrades-union。

"Havingnowshownyouwhatwewere，Iwillnowtellyouwhatourenemies，decliningtoobserveourconduct，thoughitwasverypublic，suggestedwe_must_be——sevenshamelesswomen，whopursuedmedicineasahandleforsexuality；whowentintothedissecting-roomtodissectmales，andintothehospitaltocrowdroundthemalepatient，andwho_demanded_mixedclasses，thatwemighthavemalecompanionsinthosestudieswhicheveryfemininewomanwouldavoidaltogether。

"Thiskey-notestruck，thepublicwasregaledwithaburstofhypocrisysuchasMoli\'ereneverhadthelucktowitness，oroh，whatacomedyhewouldhavewritten!

"Theimmodestsex，takingadvantageofMoli\'ere\'sdeceasewithoutheirsofhisbrains，settoworkinpublictoteachthemodestsexmodesty。

"Intheconductofthispleasantparadox，therepresentativesofthatsex，whichhasmuchcourageandlittlemodesty，weretwoprofessors——whoconductedtheparadoxsojudiciouslythattheLondonPressreprimandedthemfortheirfoulinsinuations——andanumberofyoungmencalledmedicalstudents。

"Now，themedicalstudentsurpassesmostyoungmeninloosenessoflife，andindecencyofmindandspeech。

"Therepresentativesofwomanhoodtobeinstructedinmodestybytheseanimals，oldandyoung，weresevenprudes，whosemindsweredevotedtostudyandhonorableambition。Thesewomenwereasmuchabovetheaverageoftheirsexinfemininereserveandindependenceofthemalesexastheywereinintellect。

"Theaveragegirl，whothroughoutthisdiscussionwasallofasuddenpuffedasalily，becausesheceasedtobe_observed，_canattendtonothingifamanisby；shecan\'twork，shecan\'tplay，sheissoeatenupwithsexuality。Thefrivoloussoulcanjustmanagetoplaycroquetwithfemales；but，enteramanuponthescene，andshedoeseventhatveryill，andcanhardlybegottotakeherturnintheonlythingshehasreallygivenhermindto。Wewereangelscomparedwiththispaltrycreature，andshewasthestandingbuttofpubliccensure，untilitwasfoundthatanimaginarypictureofhercouldbemadethehandleforinsultingherbetters。

"Againstthesesevenprudes，decentdotardsandtheirfoul-mouthedalliesflungoutinsinuationswhichdidnotescapepubliccensure；andthemedicalstudentsdeclaredtheirmodestywasshockedatourintrusionintoanatomyandsurgery，andpetitionedagainstus。SomeofthePressweredeceivedbythisforatime，and_hurlaientaveclesloups。_

"Itookup，oneday，myfavoriteweekly，inwhichnearlyeverywriterseemstomeascholar，andwasregaledwithsuchlinesasthese:

"\'Itappearsthatgirlsaretoassociatewithboysasmedicalstudents，inorderthat，whentheybecomewomen，theymaybeabletospeaktomenwithentireplainnessuponallthesubjectsofadoctor\'sdailypractice。

"\'Inplainwords，theaspirantstomedicineandsurgerydesiretoridthemselvesspeedilyandeffectuallyofthatmodestywhichnaturehasplantedinwomen。\'Andthenthewriterconcludes:\'Webegtosuggestthatthereareotherplacesbesidesdissecting-roomsandhospitalswherethoseladiesmayrelievethemselvesofthemodestywhichtheyfindsotroublesome。Butfathersnaturallyobjecttothisbeingdoneattheirsons\'expense。"

"Infamous!"criedVizard。"Onecomfort，nomaneverpennedthat。Thatissomeoldwomanwritingdownyoungones。"

"Idon\'tknow，"saidRhoda。"Ihavemetsomanywomanishmeninthisbusiness。AllIknowis，thatmycheeksburned，and，foronceinthefight，scaldingtearsrandownthem。Itwasasifafriendhadspatuponme。

"Whatachimera!Whatamonstrousmisinterpretationofpuremindsbymindsimpure!To_us_thedissecting-roomwasatemple，andthedeadanawe，revoltingtoalloursenses，untilthekniferevealedtoourmindstheCreator\'shandinstructuralbeautiesthatthetrainedcanappreciate，ifwickedduncescan\'t。

"Andastotheinfirmary，weshouldhavedonejustwhatwedidatZurich。

Weheldalittlealooffromthemalepatients，unlesssomegood-naturedlecturer，orpupil，gaveusasignal，andthenwecameforward。Ifwecameuninvited，wealwaysstoodbehindthemalestudents:butwedidcrowdroundthebedsofthefemalepatients，andclaimedtheinnerrow:

AND，SIR，THEYTHANKEDGODFORUSOPENLY。

"Afewawkwardrevelationsweremadeduringthisdiscussion。Amedicalstudenthadthecandortowriteandsaythathehadbeenatalecture，andtheprofessorhadtoldanindelicatestory，and，findingitpalatabletohismodestmales，hadsaid，\'There，gentlemen:now，iffemalestudentswereadmittedhere，Icouldnothavetoldyouthisamusingcircumstance。\'

Sothatitwasourpurifyinginfluencehedreadedinsecret，thoughhetoldthepublichedreadedthereverse。

"Again，femalepatientswrotetothejournalstobegthatfemalestudentsmightbeadmittedtocomebetweenthemandthebrutalcuriosityofthemalestudents，towhichtheyweresubjectedinsooffensiveawaythatmorethanonepoorcreaturedeclaredshehadfeltagoniesofshame，eveninthemiddleofanagonizingoperation。

"Thisbeingacryfromthatpublicforwhosesakethewholecliqueofphysicians——maleandfemale——exists，had，ofcourse，nogreatweightintheunioncontroversy。

"But，sir，ifgravemenandwomenwillsitcalmlydownandflingdirtuponeverywomanwhoshallaspiretomedicineinanisland，thoughshecandosoonaneighboringcontinentwithhonor，andchoosetheirtimewhenthedirtcanonlyfallonsevenknownwomen——sincethefemalestudentsinthatislandareonlyseven——thepretendedgeneralitybecomesacowardlypersonality，andwoundsassuch，andexciteslesscold-hearted，andmorehot-headedblackguardstooutrage。ItwassoatPhiladelphia，anditwassoatEdinburgh。

"Ourextramuralteacherinanatomywasabouttogiveacompetitiveexamination。Now，ontheseoccasions，wewereparticularlyobnoxious。

Oftenandclearlyasithadbeenproved，by_\'apriori_reasoning，thatwe_must_beinfinitelyinferiortotheaveragemale，wepersistedinproving，byhardfact，thatwewereinfinitelyhissuperior；andeveryexaminationgaveusanopportunityofcrushingsolidreasonsunderhollowfact。

"Abandofmedicalstudentsdeterminedthatforonce_\'apriori_

reasoningshouldhavefairplay，andnotbecrushedbyathingsoillusoryasfact。Accordingly，theygotthegatesclosed，andcollectedroundthem。Wecameup，oneafteranother，andwerereceivedwithhisses，groans，andabusiveepithets。

"Thismodeofreasoningmusthavebeenadmirablyadaptedtomyweakunderstanding；foritconvincedmeatonceIhadnobusinessthere，andI

wasforprivatestudydirectly。

"But，sir，youknowtheancientssaid，\'Betterisanarmyofstagswithalionfortheirleader，thananarmyoflionswithastagfortheirleader。\'Now，itsohappenedthatwehadalionessforourleader。Shepushedmanfullythroughthecrowd，andhammeredatthedoor:thenwecreptquakingafter。Sheorderedthoseinsidetoopenthegates；andsomestudenttookshame，anddid。Inmarchedourlioness，creptafterbyher——her——"

"Hercubs。"

"Athousandthanks，goodsir。Herdoes。Onsecondthoughts，\'herhinds。\'

Doeisthefemaleofbuck。Now，Isaidstags。Well，theruffianswhohadundertakentoteachusmodestyswarmedintoo。Theydraggedasheepintothelecture-room，lightedpipes，producedbottles，drank，smoked，andabusedusladiestoourfaces，andinterruptedthelectureratintervalswiththeirhowlsandribaldry:thatwasintendedtoshowtheprofessorheshouldnotbelistenedtoanymoreifheadmittedthefemalestudents。

Theaffairgotwind，andotherstudents，notconnectedwithmedicine，camepouringin，withnoworsemotive，probably，thantoseethelark。

Someofthese，however，thoughttheintroductionofthesheepunfairtosorespectedalecturer，andproceededtoremoveher；buttheprofessorputuphishand，andsaid，\'Oh，don\'tremove_her:_sheissuperiorinintellecttomanypersonsherepresent。\'

"Attheendofthelecture，thinkingusinactualdangerfromtheseruffians，heofferedtoletusoutbyasidedoor；butourlionessstoodupandsaid，inavoicethatringsinmyearevennow，\'Thankyou，sir；

no。Thereare_gentlemen_enoughheretoescortussafely。\'

"Themagicofagreatwordfromagreatheart，atcertainmomentswhenmindsareheated!Atthatword，sir，thescalesfellfromahundredeyes；

manhoodawokewithastart，ay，andchivalrytoo；fiftymanlyfellowswereroundusinamoment，withglowingcheeksandeyes，andtheycarriedusallhometoourseverallodgingsintriumph。Thecowardlycaitiffsofthetrades-unionhowledoutside，andmanagedtothrowalittledirtuponourgowns，andalsohurledepithets，mostofwhichwerenewtome；butithassincebeenstatedbypersonsmoreversedinthelanguageofthe_canaille_thatnofoulertermsareknowntothedregsofmankind。

"Thusdidtheimmodestsex，inthepersonofthemedicalstudent，outragesevenfairsamplesofthemodestsex——toteachthemmodesty。

"Nextmorningthepolicemagistratesdealtwithafewofourteachers，inflictedsevererebukesonthem，andfeeblefines。

"Thecraftiereldersdisownedtheriotinpublic，butapproveditinprivate；andcontinuedtoactinconcertwithit，onlywithcunning，notviolence。_Itcausednohonestrevulsionoffeeling，_exceptinthedisgustedpublic，andtheyhadnopowertohelpus。

"Thenextincidentwasastormydebatebythesubscriberstotheinfirmary；andherewehadalittlefemininerevenge，which，outragedaswehadbeen，Ihopeyouwillnotgrudgeus。

"Ourlionesssubscribedfivepounds，andbecameentitledtovoteandspeech。Asthefoulestepithetshadbeenhurledatherbytheunion，andacertainprofessorhadtoldher，toherface，norespectablewomanwouldcometohimandproposetostudymedicine，shesaid，publicly，thatshehadcometohisopinion，andrespectablewomenwouldavoidhim——whichcausedalaugh。

"Shealsogaveavenerableoldphysician，ourbitteropponent，aslapthatwasnotquitesofair。Hisattendanthadbeenconcernedinthatoutrage，andsheassumed——inwhichshewasnotjustified——thattheolddoctorapproved。\'Tobesure，\'saidshe，\'theysayhewasintoxicated，andthatistheonlypossibleexcuse。\'

"Theolddoctorhadonlytosaythathedidnotcontrolhisassistantsinthestreet；andhisownmodeofconductingtheopposition，andhislonglifeofhonor，weretheretocorrectthisyoungwoman\'sunworthysurmises，andshewouldhavehadtoapologizeforgoingtoofaronmeresurmise。But，insteadofthat，hewassoinjudiciousastoaccuseheroffoullanguage，andsay，\'Myattendantisaperfectgentleman；hewouldnotbemyattendantifhewerenot。\'

"Ourlionesshadhimdirectly。\'Oh，\'saidshe，\'ifDr。So-and-sopreferstosaythathisattendantcommittedthatoutrageondecencywheninhissobersenses，Iamquitecontent。\'

"Thiswasdescribedasviolentinvectivebypeoplewithweakmemories，whohadforgottenthenatureoftheoutrageourlionesswascommentingon；butintruthitwasonlysuperiorskillindebate，withtruthtobackit。

"Formypart，Ikeptthepolicereportatthetime，andhavecompareditwithherspeech。Thejudicialcommentsonthoseriotersarefarmoreseverethanhers。Thetruthisitwasherfactsthathittoohard，notherexpressions。

"Well，sir，sheobtainedamajority；andthosemanagersoftheinfirmarywhoobjectedtofemalestudentsweredismissed，andotherselected。AtthesamemeetingtheCourtofContributorspassedastatute，makingitthelawoftheinfirmarythatstudentsshouldbeadmittedwithoutregardtosex。

"Butastothemereelectionofmanagers，theotherpartydemandedascrutinyofthevotes，andinstructivefigurescameout。Therevotedwithustwenty-eightfirms，thirty-oneladies，sevendoctors。

"Therevotedwiththeunionfourteenfirms，twoladies，_thirty-sevendoctors，_andthree_druggists。_

"Thereuponthetrades-union，asdeclaredbythefigures，allegedthatfirmsoughtnottovote。_Notabene，_theyalwayshadvotedunchallengedtilltheyvotedforfairplaytowomen。

"Theunionservedtheprovostwithaninterdictnottodeclarethenewmanagerselected。

"Weappliedforourticketsunderthenewstatute，butwereimpudentlyrefused，underthepleathatthemanagersmustfirstbeconsulted:sodidtheservantsoftheinfirmarydefythemastersinordertoexcludeus。

"Bythistimethegreatdesireofwomentopracticemedicinehadbeguntoshowitself。Numberscameinandmatriculated；andthepressureontheauthoritiestokeepfaith，andrelaxthedead-locktheyhadputusin，wasgreat。

"Thereupontheauthorities，insteadofsaying，\'Wehavepledgedourselvestoagreatnumberofpersons，andpocketedtheirfees，\'tookfright，andcastaboutforjuggles。Theyaffectedtodiscoverallofasuddenthattheyhadactedillegallyinmatriculatingfemalestudents。Theywould，therefore，notgivebacktheirfees，andpaythemtwohundredpoundsapieceforbreachofcontract，butdetaintheirfeesandstoptheirstudiesuntilcompelledbyjudicialdecisiontokeepfaith。Observe，itwasunderadviceofthelord-justice-generaltheyhadmatriculatedus，andenteredintoacontractwithus，_forfulfillingwhichitwasnot，andisnot，inthepowerofanymortalmantopunishthem。_

"Butthesepettifoggerssaidthis:_\'We_haveactedillegally，andthereforenotwe，but_you，_shallsuffer:_we_will_profit_byourillegalact，forwewillcheatyououtofyourfeestotheuniversityandyourfeestoitsprofessors，aswellastheseed-timeofyouryouththatwehavewasted。\'

"Now，inthatcountrytheycangettheopinionsofthejudgesbyraisingwhattheycallanactionofdeclarator。

"Onewouldthinkitwastheirbusinesstogotothejudges，andmeantimegiveusthebenefitofthelegaldoubt，whileitlasted，andofthemoralno-doubt，whichwilllasttillthedayofjudgment，andadayafter。

"Notabitofit。Theydeliberatelybroketheircontractwithus，keptourfees，andcheatedusoutofthearticlewehadboughtofthem，disownedallsenseofmorality，yetshiftedtheburdenoflawontoourshoulders。Litigationislong。Perfidywasinpossession。Possessionisninepoints。Thefemalestudentsarenowsittingwiththeirhandsbeforethem，juggledoutoftheirstudies，inplaindefianceofjusticeandpublicfaith，waitingtilltimeshallshowthemwhetherprovinciallawyerscanpettifogaswellastrades-uniondoctors。

"Asforme，Ihadretiredtocivilizedclimeslongbeforethis。Iusedtowritetwiceaweektomyparents，butIwithheldallmentionoftheoutrageatSurgeons\'Hall。Iknewitwouldgivethemuselesspain。Butinthreeweeksorsocamealetterfrommyfather，unlikeanyotherIeverknewhimtowrite。Itdidnotevenbegin，\'Mydearchild。\'Thiswaswhathesaid(thewordsareengravedinmymemory):\'Outofthatnationofcowardsandskunks!outofitthismoment，onceandforever!TheStatesareyourhome。DraftonLondoninclosed。WritetomefromFrancenextweek，orwritetomenomore。GraduateinFrance。ThencomeNorth，andsailfromHavretoNewYork。YouhavedonewithBritain，andsohaveI，tillournextwar。PrayGodthatmayn\'tbelong!\'

"Itwaslikealion\'sroarofanguish。Isawmydearfather\'sheartwasburstingwithagonyandrageattheinsulttohisdaughter，andIshedtearsforhimthosewretcheshadneverdrawnfromme。

"IhadcriedatbeinginsultedbyscholarsinthePress；butwhatwasittomethatthescumofthemedicalprofession，whichisthescumofGod\'swholecreation，calledmewordsIdidnotknowthemeaningof，andflungthedirtoftheirstreets，andthefilthoftheirsouls，afterme?Iwasfrightenedalittle，thatisall。Butthatthesereptilescouldwoundmydarlingoldlion\'sheartacrosstheocean!Sir，hewasamanwhocouldbekeenandevenseverewithmen，buteveryvirtuouswomanwasasacredthingtohim。Hadheseenone，thoughastranger，insultedaswewere，hewouldhavediedinherdefense。HewasatrueAmerican。Andtothinkthedregsofmankindcouldwoundhimforhisdaughter，andsoneartheendofhisowndearlife。Oh!"Sheturnedherheadaway。

"Mypoorgirl!"saidVizard，andhisownvoicewasbroken。

Whenhesaidthat，shegavehimherhand，andseemedtoclingtohisalittle；butsheturnedherheadawayfromhimandcried，andeventrembledalittle。

Butsheverysoonrecoveredherself，andsaidshewouldtrytoendherstory。Ithadbeenlongenough。

"Sir，myfatherhadoftenobeyedme；butnowIknewImustobeyhim。I

gottestimonialsinEdinburgh，andstartedSouthdirectly。InaweekI

wasintheSouthofFrance。Oh，whatachangeinpeople\'smindsbymerechangeofplace!Theprofessorsreceivedmewithwinningcourtesy；somehatswereliftedtomeinthestreet，withmarkedrespect；flowersweresenttomylodgingsbygentlemenwhoneveronceintruded，onmeinperson。Iwasinacivilizedland。Yettherewasadisappointmentforme。

IinquiredforCornelia。Thewretchhadjustgoneandmarriedaprofessor。Ifearedshewasuptonogood，byherwritingsoseldomoflate。

"Isentheralinethatanoldfriendhadreturned，andhadnotforgottenher，norourmutualvows。

"Shecamedirectly，andwasforcaressingawayhercrime，anddissolvingitincrocodiletears；butIplayedtheinjuredfriendandthetyrant。

"Thenshecurledroundme，andcoaxed，andsaid，\'Sweetheart，Icanadvanceyourinterestsallthebetter。Youshallbefamousforusboth。I

shallbehappierinyoursuccessthaninmyown。\'

"Inshort，shemadeitveryhardtoholdspite；anditendedinfeeble-mindedembraces。Indeed，she_was_ofservicetome。Ihadafavortoask:IwantedleavetocountmyScotchtimeinFrance。

"Myviewwastenable；andCornelia，byherbeautyandherpopularity，gainedoveralltheprofessorstoitbutone。Hestoodout。

"Well，sir，anextraordinaryoccurrencebefriendedme；no，notextraordinary——unusual。

"Ilodgedonasecondfloor。Thefirstfloorwasveryhandsome。AyoungEnglishmanandhiswifetookitforaweek。Shewasmusical——arealgenius。TheonlywomanIeverheardsingwithoutwhining；forweare，bynature，themedicalandunmusicalsex。"

"Soyousaidbefore。"

"IknowIdid；andImeantokeepsayingittillpeopleseeit。Well，theyoungmanwastakenviolentlyandmysteriouslyill；hadsyncopeaftersyncope，andatlastceasedtobreathe。

"Thewifewasparalyzed，andsatstupefied，andthepeopleaboutfearedforherreason。

"Afteratimetheybeggedmetocomedownandtalktoher。OfcourseI

went。Ifoundherwithherheaduponhisknees。Isatdownquietly，andlookedathim。Hewasyoungandbeautiful，butwithafemininebeauty；

hisheadfinelyshaped，withcurlylocksthatglitteredinthesun，andonegoldenlocklighterthantherest；hiseyesandeyelashes，hisovalface，hiswhiteneck，andhiswhitehand，allbeautiful。Hislefthandrestedonthecounterpane。Therewasanemeraldringononefinger。Hewaslikesomebeautifulflowercutdown。Icanseehimnow。

"Thewomanliftedherheadandsawme。Shehadanobleface，thoughnowdistortedandwild。

"Shecried，\'Tellmeheisnotdead!tellmeheisnotdead!\'andwhenI

didnotreply，thepoorcreaturegaveawildcry，andhersenseslefther。Wecarriedherintoanotherroom。

"Whilethewomenwerebringingherto，anofficialcametoinsistontheintermenttakingplace。TheyareterriblyexpeditiousintheSouthofFrance。

"Thiscausedanaltercation，andthepoorladyrushedout；andfindingtheofficerperemptory，flungherarmsroundthebody，andsaidtheyshouldnotbeparted——shewouldbeburiedwithhim。

"Theofficialwasmoved，butsaidthelawwasstrict，andthetownmustconductthefuneralunlessshecouldfindthesadcouragetogivethenecessaryinstructions。Withthishewasgoingout，inexorable，whenallofasuddenIobservedsomethingthatsentmyheartintomymouth，andI

cried\'Arretez!\'soloudthateverybodystared。

"Isaid，\'Youmustwaittillaphysicianhasseenhim；hehasmovedafinger。\'

"Istaredatthebody，andtheyallstaredatme。

"He_had_movedafinger。WhenIfirstsawhim，hisfingerswereallclosetogether；butnowthelittlefingerwasquiteawayfromthethirdfinger——theonewiththeringon。

"Ifelthisheart，andfoundalittlewarmthaboutit，butnoperceptiblepulse。Iorderedthemtotakeoffhissheetandputonblankets，butnottotouchhimtillIcamebackwithalearnedphysician。Thewifeembracedme，alltrembling，andpromisedobedience。Igota_fiacre_anddrovetoDr。Brasseur，whowasmyhostileprofessor，butveryable。Iburstonhim，andtoldhimIhadacaseofcatalepsyforhim——itwasn\'tcatalepsy，youknow，butphysiciansarefondofGreek；theypreferthewrongGreekwordtotherightEnglish。SoIcalledit\'catalepsy，\'andsaidI

believedtheyweregoingtoburyaliveman。Heshruggedhisshoulders，andsaidthatwasoneofthecustomsofthecountry。Hewouldcomeinanhour。Itoldhimthatwouldnotdo，themanwouldbeinhiscoffin；hemustcomedirectly。Hesmiledatmyimpetuosity，andyielded。

"Igothimtothepatient。Heexaminedhim，andsaidhemightbealive，butfearedthelastsparkwasgoingout。Hedarednotventureonfriction。Wemustbewary。

"Well，wetriedthisstimulantandthat，tillatlastwegotasighoutofthepatient；andIshallnotforgetthescreamofjoyatthatsigh，whichmadetheroomring，andthrilledusall。

"By-and-byIwassofortunateastosuggestlettingasmallstreamofwaterfallfromaheightonhisheadandface。Wemanagedthat，andby-and-bywererewardedwithasneeze。

"Ithinkasneezemustrevivifythebrainwonderfully，forhemaderapidprogress，andthenwetriedfriction，andhegotwellveryquick。Indeed，ashehadnothingthematterwithhim，exceptbeingdead，hegotridiculouslywell，andbeganpayingusfulsomecompliments，thedoctorandme。

"Sothenwehandedhimtohisjoyfulwife。

"Theytalkofcryingforjoy，asifitwasdoneeveryday。Ineversawitbutonce，andshewasthewoman。Shemadeacuriousgurgle；butitwasverypretty。Iwasgladtohaveseenit，andveryproudtobethecause。

Thenextdaythatpairleft。HewasEnglishandsomanygood-naturedstrangerscalledonhimthathefledswiftly，anddidnotevenbidmegood-by。However，Iwastoldtheybothinquiredforme，andweresorryI

wasoutwhentheywent。"

"Howgoodofthem!"saidVizard，turningred。

"Oh，nevermind，sir；Imadeuseof_him。_Iscribbledanarticlethatveryday，entitledit，\'Whilethere\'slifethere\'shope，\'andrushedwithittotheeditorofajournal。Hetookitwithdelight。Iwroteit_\'alaFrancaise:_pictureofthedeadhusband，mourningwife，theimpendinginterment；effacedmyselfentirely，andsaidthewifehadrefusedtoburyhimuntilDr。Brasseur，whosefamehadreachedherears，hadseenthebody。Tohumorher，thedoctorwasappliedto，and，hisbenevolencebeingequaltohisscience，hecame:when，lo!asuddensurprise；theswift，unerringeyeofsciencedetectedsomesubtlesignthathadescapedthelesserluminaries。Hedoubtedthedeath。Heappliedremedies；heexhaustedthemeansofhisart，withlittleavailatfirst，butatlastasighwaselicited，thenasneeze；and，marveloustorelate，inonehourthedeadmanwassittingup，notconvalescent，butwell。Iconcludedwithsomereflectionsonthis_mostimportantcaseofsuspendedanimation_

verycreditabletotheprofessionofmedicine，andDr。Brasseur。"

"Therewasafox!"

"Well，lookatmyhair。Whatelsecouldyouexpect?Isaidthatbefore，too。

"Mynoticepublished，Isentittothedoctor，withmyrespects，butdidnotcallonhim。However，onedayhemetme，andgreetedmewithalowbow。\'Mademoiselle，\'saidhe，\'youwerealwaysagoodstudent；butnowyoushowthespiritofa_confr\'ere，_andsogracefully，thatweareallagreedwemusthaveyouforoneassoonaspossible。\'

"Icourtesied，andfeltmyfacered，andsaidIshouldbetheproudestwomaninFrance。

"\'GrandDieu，\'saidhe，\'Ihopenot；foryourmodestyisnottheleastofyourcharms。\'

"So，thewaywasmadesmooth，andIhadtoworkhard，andinaboutfourteenmonthsIwasadmittedtomyfinalexamination。Itwasasevereone，butIhadsomeadvantages。Eachnationhasitswisdom，andIhadstudiedinvariousschools。

"Beingalinguist，withatrainedmemory，IoccasionallybackedmyreplieswithastringofFrench，German，English，andItalianauthoritiesthatlookedimposing。

"Inshort，Ididpasswithpublicapplauseandcordialfelicitation；theyquite_fe\'ted_me。Theoldwelcomedme；theyoungescortedmehomeandflungflowersovermeatmydoor。Ireappearedinthebalcony，andsaidafewwordsofgratitudetothemandtheirnoblenation。Theycheered，anddispersed。

"Myheartwasinaglow。IturnedmyeyestowardNewYork:afortnightmore，andmyparentsshouldgreetmeasaEuropeandoctress，ifnotaBritish。

"Theexcitementhadbeentoogreat；Isunk，alittleexhausted，onthesofa。Theyboughtmealetter。Itwasblack-edged。Itoreitopenwithascream。Myfatherwasdead。"

CHAPTERXIV。

"IWASprostrated，stupefied。Idon\'tknowwhatIdid，orhowlongIsatthere。ButCorneliacametocongratulateme，andfoundmetherelikestone，withtheletterinmyhand。Shepackedupmyclothes，andtookmehomewithher。Imadenoresistance。Iseemedallbrokenandlimp，soulandbody，andnotatearthatday。

"Oh，sir，howsmalleverythingseemsbesidebereavement!Mytroubles，myinsults，werenothingnow；mytriumphnothing；forIhadnofatherlefttobeproudofitwithme。

"Iweptwithanguishahundredtimesaday。WhyhadIleftNewYork?WhyhadInotforeseenthisevery-daycalamity，andpassedeveryprecioushourbyhissideIwastolose?

"Terrorseizedme。Mymotherwouldgonext。Nolifeofanyvaluewassafeaday。Deathdidnotwaitfordisease。Itkilledbecauseitchose，andtoshowitscontemptofhearts。

"ButjustasIwaspreparingtogotoHavre，theybroughtmeatelegram。

Iscreamedatit，andputupmyhands。Isaid\'No，no；\'Iwouldnotreadit，tobetoldmymotherwasdead。Iwouldhaveherafewminuteslonger。

Corneliareadit，andsaiditwasfromher。Ifellonit，andkissedit。

Theblessedtelegramtoldshewascominghome。IwastogotoLondonandwaitforher。

"Istarted。Corneliapaidmyfees，andputmydiplomainmybox。_I_

caredfornothingnowbutmyownfleshandblood——whatwasleftofit——mymother。

"IreachedLondon，andtelegraphedmyaddresstomymother，andbeggedhertocomeatonceandeasemyfears。Itoldhermyfundswereexhausted；but，ofcourse，thatwasnotthethingIpouredoutmyheartabout；soIdaresayshehardlyrealizedmydeplorablecondition——listlessandbereaved，aloneinagreatcity，withnomoney。

"Inhernextlettershebeggedmetobepatient。Shehadtroublewithherhusband\'sexecutors；shewouldsendmeadraftassoonasshecould；butshewouldnotleave，andletherchildberobbed。

"By-and-bythelandladypressedmeformoney。Igavehermygownsandshawlstosellforme。"

"Goose!"

"AndjustnowIwasafox。"

"Youareboth。Butsoiseverywoman。"

"Shehandedmeafewshillings，bywayofbalance。Ilivedonthemtilltheywent。ThenIstarvedalittle。"

"Witharingonyourfingeryoucouldhavepawnedfortenguineas!"

"Pawnmyring!Myfathergaveitme。"Shekissedittenderly，yet，toVizard，halfdefiantly。

"Pawningisnotselling，goose!"saidhe，gettingangry。

"ButImusthavepartedwithit。"

"Andyoupreferredto_starve?"_

"Ipreferredtostarve，"saidshe，steadily。

Helookedather。Hereyesfacedhis。Hemutteredsomething，andwalkedaway，threestepstohideunreasonablesympathy。Hecamebackwithagranddisplayofcheerfulness。"Yourmotherwillbeherenextmonth，"

saidhe，"withmoneyinbothpockets。MeantimeIwishyouwouldletmehaveafingerinthepie——or，rathermysister。Sheiswarm-heartedandenthusiastic；sheshallcallonyou，ifyouwillpermitit。"

"Isshelikeyou?"

"Notabit。Wearebydifferentmothers。HerswasaGreek，andsheisabeautiful，darkgirl。"

"Iadmirebeauty；butisshelikeyou——in——in——disposition?"

"Lord!no；verysuperior。Notabominablycleverlikeyou，butabsurdlygood。Youshalljudgeforyourself。Obligemewithyouraddress。"

Thedoctresswroteheraddresswitharesignedair，asonewhohadfoundsomebodyshehadtoobey；and，assoonashehadgotit，Vizardgaveherasortofnervousshakeofthehand，andseemedalmostinahurrytogetawayfromher。Butthiswashisway。

Shewouldhavebeenamazedifshehadseenhischangeofmannerthemomenthegotamonghisownpeople。

Heburstinonthem，crying，"There——theprayersofthiscongregationarerequestedforHarringtonVizard，saddledwithavirago。"

"Saddledwithavirago!"screamedFanny。

"Saddledwitha——!"sighedZoe，faintly。

"SaddledwithaviragoFORLIFE!"shoutedVizard，withalouddefiancethatseemedneedless，sincenobodywasobjectingviolentlytohisbeingsaddled。

"Lookhere!"saidhe，descendingallofasuddentoameek，injuredair，which，however，didnotlastverylong，"IwasinthegardenofLeicesterSquare，andayoungladyturnedfaint。Iobservedit，and，insteadoftakingthehintandcutting，Iofferedassistance——offmyguard，asusual。Shedeclined。Ipersisted；proposedaglassofwine，orspirit。

Shedeclined，butatlastletoutshewasstarving。"

"Oh!"criedZoe。

"Yes，Zoe——starving。Awomanmorelearned，morescientific，moreeloquent，moreoffensivetoafellow\'svanity，thanIeversaw，orevenreadof——awomanof_genius，_starving，likeageniusandaninny，witharingonherfingerworththirtyguineas。Butmylearnedgoosewouldnotraisemoneyonthat，becauseitwasherfather\'s，andheisdead。"

"Poorthing!"saidZoe，andhereyesglisteneddirectly。

"It_is_hard，Zoe，isn\'tit?Sheisaphysician——anablephysician；hasstudiedatZurichandatEdinburgh，andinFrance，andhasaFrenchdiploma；butmustnotpracticeinEngland，becausewearebehindtheContinentinlawsandcivilization——so_she_says，confoundherimpudence，andmyfollyforbecomingawoman\'secho!ButifIweretotellyouherwholestory，yourbloodwouldboilatthetrickery，anddishonesty，andoppressionofthetrades-unionwhichhasdriventhisgiftedcreaturetoaforeignschoolforeducation；and，nowthataforeignnationadmitsherabilityandcrownsherwithhonor，stillshemustnotpracticeinthiscountry，becausesheisawoman，andweareanationofhalf-civilizedmen。Thatis_her_chat，youunderstand，notmine。Wearenotobligedtoswallowallthat；but，turnithowyouwill，herearelearning，genius，andvirtuestarving。Wemustgethertoacceptalittlemoney；thatmeans，inhercase，alittlefireandfood。Zoe，shallthatwomangotobedhungryto-night?"

"No，never!"saidZoe，warmly。"\'Letmethink。Offerhera_loan。"_

"Welldone；thatisagoodidea。Will_you_undertakeit?Shewillbefarmorelikelytoaccept。Sheisabitofaprudeandall，ismyvirago。"

"Yes，dear，shewill。Orderthecarriage。Sheshallnotgotobedhungry——nobodyshallthatyouareinterestedin。"

"Oh，afterdinnerwilldo。"

Dinnerwasorderedimmediately，andthebroughamanhourafter。

Atdinner，VizardgavethemalltheoutlineoftheEdinburghstruggle，andtheprosandcons；duringwhichnarrativehisfemalehearersmighthavebeenobservedtogetcoolerandcooler，tilltheyreachedthezeroofperfectapathy。Theylistenedindeadsilence；butwhenHarringtonhaddone，FannysaidasidetoZoe，"Itisallherownfault。Whatbusinesshavewomentosetupfordoctors?"

"Ofcoursenot，"saidZoe；"onlywemustnotsayso。Heindulges_us_inourwhims。"

Warmpartisanofimmortaljustice，whenitwasluckyenoughtobebackedbyheraffections，MissVizardrosedirectlyafterdinner，and，withafineimitationofardor，saidshecouldlosenomoretime——shemustgoandputonherbonnet。"Youwillcomewithme，Fanny?"

WhenIwasagirl，oraboy——Iforgetwhich，itissolongago——ayoungladythusinvitedbyanaffectionatefriendusedtodooneoftwothings；

ninetimesoutoftenshesacrificedherinclination，andwent；thetenth，shewouldmakesweet，engagingexcuses，andbegoff。Butthegirlsofthisdayhaveinvented"silentvolition。"Whenyouaskthemtodoanythingtheydon\'tquitelike，theylookyouintheface，blandbutfull，andneitherspeaknormove。MissDoverwasaproficientinthisgracefulformofrefusalbydeadsilence，andresistancebyplacidinertia。ShejustlookedlikethefullmooninZoe\'sface，andneverbudged。Zoe，beingalsoagirloftheday，needednointerpretation。"Oh，verywell，"saidshe，"disobligingthing!"——withperfectgoodhumor，mindyou。

Vizard，however，wasnotpleased。

"Yougowithher，Ned，"saidhe。"MissDoverpreferstostayandsmokeacigarwithme。"

MissDover\'sfacereddened，butsheneverbudged。AnditendedinZoetakingSevernewithhertocallonRhodaGale。

RhodaGalestayedinthegardentillsunset，andthenwenttoherlodgingsslowly，fortheyhadnoattraction——adarkroom；nosupper；ahardlandlady，halfdisposedtoturnherout。