To woman man owes his life, and to woman he ought to owe his happiness.

Without woman civilisation would be impossible, and society would fall to pieces." "Oh!" ejaculated Mr.Barker.
"I worship woman in the abstract and in the concrete.

I reverence her mission, and I honour the gifts of Heaven which fit her to fulfil it." "Ah!" exclaimed Mr.Barker.
"I think there is nothing made in creation that can be compared with woman, not even man.

I am enthusiastic, of course, you will say, but I believe that homage and devotion to woman is the first duty of man, after homage and devotion to the Supreme Being whom all different races unite in describing as God." "That will do, thank you," said Mr.Barker, "I am quite satisfied of your adoration, and I will not ask her name." "She has no name, and she has all names," continued Claudius seriously.
"She is an ideal." "Yes, my feeble intelligence grasps that she cannot be anything else.
But I did not want a confession of faith.

I only asked if you disliked ladies' society, because I was going to propose to introduce you to some friends of mine here." "Oh!" said Claudius, and he leaned back in his chair and stared at the lamp.