"What evils has that creature man wrought in this beautiful world! Ah, Mr.Coronado, it would have been a very different planet had woman had her rightful share in the management of its affairs." "Undoubtedly," sighed Coronado.

He had already obtained an insight into this remarkable person's views on the woman question, the superiority of her own sex, the stolidity and infamy of the other.

It was worth his while to humor her on this point, for the sake of gaining an influence over her, and so over Clara.

Cheered by the success of his history, he now launched into pure poetry.
"Woman has done something," he said.

"There is every reason to believe that the cities of the San Juan were ruled by queens, and that some of them were inhabited by a race of Amazons." "Is it possible ?" exclaimed Aunt Maria, flushing and rustling with interest.
"It is the opinion of the best antiquarians.