It's in
the blood of both sexes, this Mormonism and sirenism. Oh, don't look
so surprised, kid. I got some of my views out of the dictionary, but
most of 'em came from observin' people as they look to me from my own
level. I have a way of bringin' everybody down to my own level, kid,
and I find, except for that commandment about stealin', we all have
about the same amount of cussedness in us some'eres. It's human nature
to be bad, or to want to be bad. We'd all be a little bit bad, from
time to time, if we wasn't afraid of being found out. Course, it comes
in different size doses. Some girls think it's terrible bad just to
wink at a feller, but they do it because it's bad and not because it's
sanctimonious, you bet. Then there are other girls who'd cut your
throat with a razor while you're asleep. You bet they wouldn't be
doing that if it was considered good. All men have got deviltry in
'em, and all women mischief. The women like the men for the deviltry,
and it's the mischief in women that plays the devil with the men. It
don't appear on the surface, but it's there just the same."
"What amazing philosophy," laughed David.
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