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| 10 | 288 | The blindfold, or View more quotes about hood">hood, in its way, has a similar effect. |
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| 10 | 285 | The gag fixed on Miss Wentworth, in contrast, allows a good deal of noise, and would not do for the usual considerations of security. |
| 10 | 286 | It does, however, share one virtue with the common gag, of course, which is that it makes articulate speech impossible. |
| 10 | 287 | When a woman cannot speak she commonly feels frustrated and helpless. |
| 10 | 288 | The blindfold, or hood, in its way, has a similar effect. |
| 10 | 289 | One effect of the ball arrangement which is not shared with the common gag is that of making the woman appear ridiculous, her mouth widely opened, the ball in place. |
| 10 | 290 | This attacks the vanity of the woman, with the consequence that she often becomes quite docile, hoping to be soon relieved of this indignity. |
| 10 | 291 | Afterwards, a simple frown, or brief word, may be enough to silence her, perfectly. |