Jessica. There are lots of ways nowadays for women to earn their living.
Ruth. Yes, typewriting we will consider.
Mrs. Hunter. Never!
[No one pays any attention to her except Clara, who agrees with her.
Ruth. Jess, you learned enough to teach, didn't you?—even at that fashionable school your mother sent you to?
Jessica. Oh, yes, I think I could teach.
Mrs. Hunter. Never!
[Still no one pays any attention except Clara who again agrees with her.
Clara. No, indeed! I wouldn't teach!
Blanche. If we only knew some nice elderly woman who wanted a companion, Jess would be a godsend.