... would certainly think themselves hardly used if, in this era of liberty, when locomotion is cheap and girls as plenty as blackberries, they should not be allowed to pick their spouses, at least, among a hundred fair ones, so as to be able to thoroughly ...

... would certainly think themselves hardly used if, in this era of liberty, when locomotion is cheap and gills as plenty as blackberries, they should not be ' allowed to pick their spouses, at least, among a hundred fair ones, so as to be able to thoroughly ...