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Part 14 (1/2)
Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself; there!
VICTORIA.
I only say, I ought to be allowed.
ENID.
And _I_ say that a man, reeking with infamy, ought not to be allowed to marry a pure girl----
VICTORIA.
Certainly not! _She_ ought to reek with infamy as well.
ENID.
Victoria!
[_Knock without._
VICTORIA.
What is the difference between man and woman?
ENID.
There is _no_ difference!
_Re-enter WELLS, door in flat._
WELLS.
Dr. Mary Bevan.
[_Exit WELLS._
_Enter DR. MARY BEVAN._
VICTORIA.
Why should a woman have children and a man have none?
ENID.
But a man _has_ children!
DOCTOR.
Only vicariously.
VICTORIA.