“You mean, I suppose, that people would try to reform things.”
“Who knows? Perhaps they might only congratulate each other that a few of the superfluous females had been struck off. Do they give you any summer holiday?”
“A week, with salary continued.”
“Really? With salary continued? That takes one’s breath away.—Are many of the girls ladies?”
“None, at Scotcher’s. They nearly all come from the country. Several are daughters of small farmers and those are dreadfully ignorant. One of them asked me the other day in what country Africa was.”
“You don’t find them very pleasant company?”
“One or two are nice quiet girls.”
Rhoda drew a deep sigh, and moved with impatience.
“Well, don’t you think you’ve had about enough of it—experience and all?”
“I might go into a country business: it would be easier.”