Note 55 — Chapter XIII · THE WOMAN

“Où femme y a, silence n’y a.” “Deux femmes font un plaid, trois un grand caquet, quatre un plein marché.” “Due donne e un’ oca fanno una fiera” (Venice). “The tongue is the sword of a woman, and she never lets it become rusty” (China). “The North Sea will sooner be found wanting in water than a woman at a loss for a word” (Jutland).