mrs. farrant. I wonder will all the garden-cities become pocket-boroughs.
frances trebell. I think he has made a mistake.
mrs. farrant. It makes things easier now . . his having kept his freedom.
frances trebell. I think it's a mistake to stand outside a system. There's an inhumanity in that amount of detachment . .
mrs. farrant. [Brilliantly.] I think a statesman may be a little inhuman.
lady davenport. [With keenness.] Do you mean superhuman? It's not the same thing, you know.
mrs. farrant. I know.
lady davenport. Most people don't know.
mrs. farrant. [Proceeding with her cynicism.] Humanity achieves . . what? Housekeeping and children.
frances trebell. As far as a woman's concerned.