I know that some endeavor to throw the mantle of romance over the subject and treat woman like some ideal existence, not liable to the ills of life. Let those deal in fancy who have nothing better to deal in; we have to do with sober, sad realities, with stubborn facts.

我知道，有些人竭力把浪漫的外衣披在这个主题上，把女人当作一种理想的存在，不受生活弊病的影响。让那些没有更好的事情可做的人去幻想吧;我们必须面对清醒、悲哀的现实和顽固的事实。