But we are not discouraged, because our records do show gain--considerable gain.
"When we began--even with the start of one particularly noble mother--we inherited the characteristics of a long race-record behind her.

And they cropped out from time to time--alarmingly.

But it is--yes, quite six hundred years since we have had what you call a 'criminal.' "We have, of course, made it our first business to train out, to breed out, when possible, the lowest types." "Breed out ?" I asked.

"How could you--with parthenogenesis ?" "If the girl showing the bad qualities had still the power to appreciate social duty, we appealed to her, by that, to renounce motherhood.

Some of the few worst types were, fortunately, unable to reproduce.