I was saying that I shall have a man's wheel, and shall wear Socrates' old dress-clothes to ride it in, if Socrates has to go out and buy an old dress-suit for the purpose." The Queen arched her brows and looked inquiringly at Xanthippe for a moment.
"A magnificent old maid was lost to the world when you married," she said.

"Feeling as you do about men, my dear Xanthippe, I don't see why you ever took a husband." "Humph!" retorted Xanthippe.

"Of course you don't.

You didn't need a husband.

You were born with something to govern.