I said that you _seemed_ to me to have another thought in your mind beyond the one you admitted .-- Tell me, please; do you exact courtiership from men?
I imagined you would rather dislike it." "You are right; I do." "Then it's clear that you mustn't be annoyed when I speak in my natural way.

I see no reason in the world why one shouldn't talk to a woman--about things in general--exactly as one does to a man.

What is called chivalry is simply disguised contempt.

If a man bows and honeys to a woman, he does so because he thinks she has such a poor understanding that this kind of thing will flatter and please her.

For my own part, I shall never try to please a woman by any other methods than those which would win the regard and friendship of a man." Constance wore a look of more serious attention.
"If you stick to that," she said, with a frank air, "you will be a man worth knowing." "I'm very glad to hear you say so.