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"If that could be, it would be excellent," said Morgan; "but it is impossible. For a pirate of the Byronic order, my dear Conrad, you are strangely unversed in the ways of the sex which cheers but not inebriates. We can no more ignore their presence upon this boat than we can expect whales to spout kerosene. In the first place, it would be excessively impolite of us to cut them—to decline to speak to them if they should address us. We may be pirates, ruffians, cutthroats, but I hope we shall never forget that we are gentlemen." IF THAT COULD BE IT WOULD BE EXCELLENT SAID MORGAN BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PIRATE OF THE BYRONIC ORDER MY DEAR CONRAD YOU ARE STRANGELY UNVERSED IN THE WAYS OF THE SEX WHICH CHEERS BUT NOT INEBRIATES WE CAN NO MORE IGNORE THEIR PRESENCE UPON THIS BOAT THAN WE CAN EXPECT WHALES TO SPOUT KEROSENE IN THE FIRST PLACE IT WOULD BE EXCESSIVELY IMPOLITE OF US TO CUT THEM TO DECLINE TO SPEAK TO THEM IF THEY SHOULD ADDRESS US WE MAY BE PIRATES RUFFIANS CUTTHROATS BUT I HOPE THAT WE SHALL NEVER FORGET THAT WE ARE GENTLEMEN
 was. The Roman Gynæceum would be an impossibility to-day. You might as well expect Delilah to open a barber-shop on board this boat as ask any of these advanced females below-stairs to sew buttons on a pirate’s uniform after a fray, or to keep the fringe on his epaulets curled. They’re no longer sewing-machines—they are Keeley motors for mystery and perpetual motion. Women have views now they are no longer content to be looked at merely; they must see for themselves; and the more they see, the more they wish to domesticate man and emancipate woman. It’s my private opinion that if we are to get along with them at all the best thing to do is to let ’em alone. I have always found I was better off in the abstract, and if this question is going to be settled in a purely democratic fashion by submitting it to a vote, I’ll vote for any measure which involves leaving them strictly to themselves. They’re nothing but a lot of ghosts anyhow, like ourselves, and we can pretend we don’t see them.” ESS WHAT SHE WAS THE ROMAN GYNASSEUM WOULD BE AN IMPOSSIBILITY TO DAY YOU MIGHT AS WELL EXPECT A LILA TO OPEN A BARBER SHOP ON BOARD THIS BOAT AS THAT'S ANY OF THESE ADVANCED FEMALES BELOW STAIRS TO SEW BUTTONS ON A PIRATE'S UNIFORM AFTER A FRAY OR TO KEEP THE FRINGE ON HIS EPAULETS CURLED THEY'RE NO LONGER SEWING MACHINES THEY ARE KEELEY MOTORS FOR MYSTERY AND PERPETUAL MOTION WOMEN HAVE VIEWS NOW THEY ARE NO LONGER CONTENT TO BE LOOKED AT MERELY THEY MUST SEE FOR THEMSELVES AND THE MORE THEY SEE THE MORE THEY WISH TO DOMESTICATE MAN AND EMANCIPATE WOMAN IT'S MY PRIVATE OPINION THAT IF WE ARE TO GET ALONG WITH THEM AT ALL THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO LET EM ALONE I'VE ALWAYS FOUND I WAS BETTER OFF IN THE ABSTRACT AND IF THIS QUESTION IS GOING TO BE SETTLED IN A PURELY DEMOCRATIC FASHION BY SUBMITTING IT TO A VOTE I'LL VOTE FOR ANY MEASURE WHICH INVOLVES LEAVING THEM STRICTLY TO THEMSELVES THEY'RE NOTHING BUT A LOT OF GHOSTS ANYHOW LIKE OURSELVES AND WE CAN PRETEND THAT WE DON'T SEE THEM
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