Read the passage from a room of one’s own.
they are not even now as concerned about the health of their fame as men are, and, speaking generally, will pass a tombstone or a signpost without feeling an irresistible desire to cut their names on it, as alf, bert or chas. must do in obedience to their instinct, which murmurs if it sees a fine woman go by, or even a dog, ce chien est a moi. and, of course, it may not be a dog, i thought, remembering parliament square, the sieges allee and other avenues; it may be a piece of land or a man with curly black hair.
what perspective is emphasized by the underlined phrases?