I am profoundly distrustful of them. It is the prerogative
of vulgarians to be shocked. If I ever felt inclined to blush, it would
not be a the crooked behaviour of men, but at their crooked
intellectual processes. Whenever a so-called scandal comes my way, I
thank God for the opportunity of seeing something new and learning
something to my advantage."
"There is nothing very new about the scandalous conduct of Miss
Wilberforce, save her unfortunate habit of divesting herself--"
"Please to note that there is a good deal of loose and exaggerated talk
going on here. But one thing is quite certain. These exhibitions,
supposing they really take place, have never been known to occur until
after midnight--with the lamentable exception of yesterday afternoon,
when it was even darker than midnight. If your decent folks are so
squeamish, what are they doing in the streets at that unearthly hour? I
am asleep them, as they ought to be. This may account for the fact that
I have never seen the lady in a state of alcoholic exhilaration.
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