We are as yet unbalanced by it, and don't know what we want." "You are very charming," and he looked truthful, and at that moment felt so.
"Yes, I know--we can be more charming than any other women because we have learnt from all the other nations and play which ever part we wish to select." "Yes," he admitted, rather too quickly--and her rippling laugh rang out.
He had hardly ever heard her laugh, and it enchanted him, even though he was nettled at her understanding of his thought.
"It remains for men to make us desire to play the same part always--if they find it agreeable." Again he said "Yes"-- but this time slowly.
"Now you Englishmen have the heredity of absolute phlegm to fight.

While we ought to be trying to counteract jumping from one role to another, you ought to try to teach yourselves that versatility is a good thing, too, in its way." "I am sure it is.

I wish you would teach me to understand it--but you yourself seem to be restful and stable.

How have you achieved this ?" "By studying the meaning of things, I suppose, and checking myself every time I began to want to do the restless things I saw my countrywomen doing.

We have wonderful wills, you know, and if we want a thing sufficiently, we can get anything.