"Ah, well now, there＇s a good deal to be said about that," Ralph rejoined.
"There may be, but that＇s the principal thing. I must say I think it looks very exclusive, going round all alone, as if you thought no woman was good enough for you. Do you think you＇re better than any one else in the world? In America it＇s usual for people to marry."
"If it＇s my duty," Ralph asked, "is it not, by analogy,yours as well?"
Miss Stackpole＇s ocular surfaces unwinkingly caught the sun. "Have you the fond hope of 昀nding a 昀aw in my reasoning? Of course I＇ve as good a right to marry as any one else."