Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Bio: William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White, No Name, Armadale and The Moonstone. The last is considered the first modern English detective novel.