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cerned with the honour of Science. It is false to say that 

 Science has discovered the inaptitude of women for votes. 

 Science has not even discussed the subject ; and cannot dis- 

 cuss it until she possesses much more data than she has at 

 present. 



It would be easy to spin a dozen similar biological explana- 

 tions of the present revolt of the women. For instance (it may 

 be argued) their increasing physical and mental excellence is 

 some subtle compensation of nature for the increasing deteriora- 

 tion of the men in this country, due to centuries of peace, to the 

 neglect of true warlike exercises and physical emulation, to 

 indulgence in mean pleasures and indifference to all high effort ; 

 that the women are conscious of this relative change, and are 

 no longer content to be ruled by masters whom they no longer 

 trust as much as they did. That is as good a theory as the 

 other. Neither can dare claim the sanction of Science. 



