Stephenhadnotnoticedherandshruggedhisshoulders，merelyremarking：
Inthiscountrypeoplesellmuchmorethansheeverhadanddoaroaringtrade。Fearnotthemthatsellthebodybuthavenotpowertobuythesoul。Sheisabadmerchant。Shebuysdearandsellscheap。
Theelderman，thoughnotbyanymannerofmeansanoldmaidoraprude，saidthatitwasnothingshortofacryingscandalthatoughttobeputastoptoinstantertosaythatwomenofthatstampquiteapartfromanyoldmaidishsqueamishnessonthesubject，anecessaryevil，werenotlicensedandmedicallyinspectedbytheproperauthorities，athinghecouldtruthfullystatehe，asapaterfamilias，wasastalwartadvocateoffromtheveryfirststart。Whoeverembarkedonapolicyofthatsort，hesaid，andventilatedthematterthoroughlywouldconferalastingboononeverybodyconcerned。
You，asagoodcatholic，heobserved，talkingofbodyandsoul，believeinthesoul。Ordoyoumeantheintelligence，thebrainpowerassuch，asdistinctfromanyoutsideobject，thetable，letussay，thatcup？Ibelieveinthatmyselfbecauseithasbeenexplainedbycompetentmenastheconvolutionsofthegreymatter。OtherwisewewouldneverhavesuchinventionsasX
rays，forinstance。Doyou？