I lay a slight stress upon one of them, replied _Yorick_----the act, especially where it ends there, in my opinion lays as little obligation upon the child, as it conveys power to the father. --You are wrong, --said my father argutely, and for this plain reason * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * --I own, added my father, that the offspring, upon this account, is not so under the power and jurisdiction of the mother. --But the reason, replied _Yorick_, equally holds good for her. ----She is under authority herself, said my father: --and besides, continued my father, nodding his head, and laying his finger upon the side of his nose, as he assigned his reason, --_she is not the principal agent, _Yorick_._ --In what, quoth my uncle _Toby?_ stopping his pipe. --Though by all means, added my father (not attending to my uncle _Toby_) "_The son ought to pay her respect_," as you may read, _Yorick_, at large in the first book of the Institutes of _Justinian_, at the eleventh title and the tenth section, --I can read it as well, replied _Yorick_, in the Catechism.
'I would lay some stress on one of them,' replied Yorick: 'the act of procreation, especially when it ends there, in my opinion lays as little obligation upon the child, as it conveys power to the father.'
'You are wrong,' said my father, 'and for this plain reason: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - I own,' added my father, 'that the offspring, upon this account, is not under the power of the mother.'
'But the reason holds equally good for her,' replied Yorick.
'She is under another's authority herself,' said my father: 'and besides, she is not the principal agent.'
'In what?' asked my uncle Toby.
'Though by all means,' added my father (not attending to my uncle Toby), '"The son ought to pay her respect," as you may read, Yorick, in the first book of the Institutes of Justinian, at the eleventh title and the tenth section.'
'I can read it just as well,' replied Yorick, 'in the Catechism.'