preternatural.

* * *

What fascinates a woman is the man who unwittingly attracts her against
her will. But such a man rouses a combination of emotions comprehensible
only by women.

* * *

A woman's answer to an insuperable argument is: a look. And a most
cogent answer it is. Indeed,

Speech is a woman's least effective weapon; rarely if ever does she
resort to it:

In the affairs of life, as in the affairs of love, where men be
concerned, it is upon her personality that she relies, not upon her
speech whether written or uttered.

Her personal appearance is to a woman, what his personal honor is to a
man: it must be immaculate; constant with the fashion of the hour; and
strictly in accordance with her or his status in society. Accordingly,

Dress and demeanor--these form the code of feminine ethics. Even

Deception on the part of a woman is merely diplomacy;

Women deceive only be cause man is too blind to see. That is to
say,