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But this is not all the degradation
to which the woman is subject. If she
be not a particular favorite & her husband
has one or more besides her, she may have
to endure all the consequences of jealousy &
be the slave of the rest. But even the best
favored [word crossed out] recieves not much kindness
from her husband. If he comes home from his
hunting excursion & has perhaps an
opposum for his meal or even if he brings
more she must wait till it please her
Lord after satisfying himself what he
will bestow on her. His oppossum
or Wallaby roasted, he takes it in his
two hands sets his teeth to work with then he
tears off the best part & then he may
better half
the remainder over to his wife, perhaps only to
the favored [words crossed out] or to a child if he has
any & [letter crossed out} afterwards others may pick the
bones.
Again the woman must cary the cooking
utensil, fortunately they often are but
one coogee or it may be now a panakin
and quart [indecipherable] all their goods, [indecipherable]