'No. You are wrong.'

Of that, he is sure.

'Further, you insult me by saying men like me, as if the only purpose of non-titled beings is to marry, and produce offspring. Well, maybe it is true of others. But not me. I have controlled myself, as most others do not. I will not produce children to live outside of society as I do; it would not be just to condemn someone that way. And men like me are the very creatures who should refrain from indulging baser instincts. The last thing society needs is more mouths that cannot be filled.'

Besides, women irritate him.