It cannot regulate the proportion of the sexes by law." "I know it," replied Miss Mooney.

"That is not what I am coming at.

I say that this condition of affairs is grossly unjust.

If I had had the management of it, and had been compelled to arrange that there should be more women than men, I certainly should not have had any fractions.
There are not only two women for every man, but an eighth of a woman besides, so that ever so many of us women would each belong to eight different men if a fair distribution were made.

How do I know, for instance, that an eighth of me does not belong to you?
Why, I don't know it; and I say it's awful." "If such is the case, madam," said the colonel, "I surrender all my rights without waiting for a legislative enactment." "Excuse me," replied Miss Mooney, "but you do not catch the drift of my remarks.