(apparently in a passion)
Do you think that business slavery can compare to household slavery? I think it's heartrending to see an attractive girl like Laura shut up in a poky little house doing drudgery and tending a baby. Think of it, having to take care of her own baby! Why, it's an outrage. If Gordon was half a man, he'd get her a trained baby nurse so she wouldn't have to look at the poor little thing—
MRS. JOHNS
(scathing)
Yes, how sad that Gordon should have to entrust his son to amateur care when it needs scientific attention.
MRS. SHEFF
Poor darling Laura—she never ought to have had a baby.
MRS. JOHNS
Gordon is too intellectual to be bothered with these domestic details. He ought to be able to concentrate on his work.