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"I mean that she's different from herself at different times," said Morgan. "What is it the poet called her? I MEAN THAT SHE'S DIFFERENT FROM HERSELF AT DIFFERENT TIMES SAID MORGAN WHAT IS IT THE POET CALLED HER
 is to say, you got your ideas of women twelve hundred years ago, and the ladies have changed somewhat since that time. I have great respect for you, sir, as a ruffian. I have no doubt that as a ruffian you are a complete success, but when it comes to ‘feminology’ you are sailing in unknown waters. The study of women, my dear Abeuchadnezzar—” “Peta,” retorted Abeuchapeta, irritably. “I stand corrected. The study of women, my dear Peter,” said Morgan, with a wink at Conrad, which fortunately the seventh-century pirate did not see, else there would have been an open break—“the study of women is more difficult than that of astronomy; there may be two stars alike, but all women are unique. Because she was this, that, or the other thing in your day does not prove that she is any one of those things in our day—in fact, it proves the contrary. Why, I venture even to say that no individual woman is alike.” “That’s rather a hazy thought,” said Kidd, scratching his head in a puzzled sort of way.  SAID THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT SAID MORGAN THAT IS TO SAY YOU GOT YOUR IDEAS OF WOMEN TWELVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO AND THE LADIES HAVE CHANGED SOMEWHAT SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR YOU SIR AS A RUFFIAN I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT AS A RUFFIAN YOU ARE A COMPLETE SUCCESS BUT WHEN IT COMES TO FEMINOLOGY YOU ARE SAILING IN UNKNOWN WATERS THE STUDY OF WOMEN MY DEAR ABERCHANNEZZAR PETER RETORTED ABEUCHAPETA IRRITABLY I STAND CORRECTED THE STUDY OF WOMEN MY DEAR PETER SAID MORGAN WITH A WINK AT COMRADE WHICH FORTUNATELY THE SEVENTH CENTURY PIRATE DID NOT SEE ELSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN OPEN BREAK THE STUDY OF WOMEN IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN THAT OF ASTRONOMY THERE MAY BE TWO STARS ALIKE BUT ALL WOMEN ARE UNIQUE BECAUSE SHE WAS THIS THAT OR THE OTHER THING IN YOUR DAY DOES NOT PROVE THAT SHE IS ANY OF THOSE THINGS IN OUR DAY IN FACT IT PROVES THE CONTRARY WHY I VENTURE EVEN TO SAY THAT NO INDIVIDUAL WOMAN IS ALIKE THAT'S RATHER A HAZY THOUGHT SAID KIDD SCRATCHING HIS HEAD IN A PUZZLED SORT OF WAY
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