Lady John. Help you?
Miss L. The man who served one woman—God knows how many more—very ill, shall serve hundreds of thousands well. Geoffrey Stonor shall make it harder for his son, harder still for his grandson, to treat any woman as he treated me.
Lady John. How will he do that?
Miss L. By putting an end to the helplessness of women.
Lady John (ironically). You must think he has a great deal of power——
Miss L. Power? Yes, men have too much over penniless and frightened women.
Lady John (impatiently). What nonsense! You talk as though the women hadn't their share of human nature. We aren't made of ice any more than the men.
Miss L. No, but all the same we have more self-control.
Lady John. Than men?
Miss L. You know we have.