"After all, she's your wife," said Adela, in tones of grave reproach.
"But for that, I shouldn't have a word to say against it. Women are very queer reasoners."
Marjory sat down next to Adela.
"Women do waste a lot of time on dress, don't they?" she asked, in a meditative tone; "and a lot of thought, too!"
"Hallo!" exclaimed Lord Semingham.
"I mean, thought they might give to really important things. You can't imagine George Eliot——"
"What about Queen Elizabeth?" interrupted Semingham.
"She was a horrible woman," said Adela.
"Phryne attached no importance to it," added Semingham.
"Oh, I forgot! Tell me about her," cried Marjory.