"We have now reached the end of the rise; and you will see what splendid avenues there are.

One can bowl along them as on a velvet carpet." Pierre had already joined her, and they rode on side by side along the broad straight avenue fringed with magnificent trees.
"I am all right now," said Pierre; "your pupil will end by doing you honour, I hope." "Oh! I've no doubt of it.

You already have a very good seat, and before long you'll leave me behind, for a woman is never a man's equal in a matter like this.

At the same time, however, what a capital education cycling is for women!" In what way ?" "Oh! I've certain ideas of my own on the subject; and if ever I have a daughter I shall put her on a bicycle as soon as she's ten years old, just to teach her how to conduct herself in life." "Education by experience, eh ?" "Yes, why not?
Look at the big girls who are brought up hanging to their mothers' apron strings.

Their parents frighten them with everything, they are allowed no initiative, no exercise of judgment or decision, so that at times they hardly know how to cross a street, to such a degree does the traffic alarm them.