But, instead of that, he was so injudicious as to accuse her of
foul language, and say, 'My attendant is a perfect gentleman; he would
not be my attendant if he were not.'
"Our lioness had him directly. 'Oh,' said she, 'if Dr. So-and-so prefers
to say that his attendant committed that outrage on decency when in his
sober senses, I am quite content.'
"This was described as violent invective by people with weak memories,
who had forgotten the nature of the outrage our lioness was commenting
on; but in truth it was only superior skill in debate, with truth to back
it.
"For my part, I kept the police report at the time, and have compared it
with her speech. The judicial comments on those rioters are far more
severe than hers. The truth is it was her facts that hit too hard, not
her expressions.
"Well, sir, she obtained a majority; and those managers of the infirmary
who objected to female students were dismissed, and others elected. At
the same meeting the Court of Contributors passed a statute, making it
the law of the infirmary that students should be admitted without regard
to sex.
"But as to the mere election of managers, the other party demanded a
scrutiny of the votes, and instructive figures came out.
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