But go along and have your ladies' day here, and never mind my reasons for preferring my own society to that of the fair sex.

I can at least stay at home that day.

What do you propose to do--throw open the house to the wives of members, or to all ladies, irrespective of their husbands' membership here ?" "I think the latter plan would be the better," said Raleigh.

"Otherwise Queen Elizabeth, to whom I am indebted for the suggestion, would be excluded.

She never married, you know." "Didn't she ?" said Confucius.