But if the fault was in a disproportionate egotism--then the girl was sure she had the right to have children, even that hers would be better than others." "I can see that," I said.

"And then she would be likely to rear them in the same spirit." "That we never allowed," answered Somel quietly.
"Allowed ?" I queried.

"Allowed a mother to rear her own children ?" "Certainly not," said Somel, "unless she was fit for that supreme task." This was rather a blow to my previous convictions.
"But I thought motherhood was for each of you--" "Motherhood--yes, that is, maternity, to bear a child.

But education is our highest art, only allowed to our highest artists." "Education ?" I was puzzled again.

"I don't mean education.