This homely and non-committal gibe satisfied most of the audience, and I was about to proceed to the next question when my interlocutor, a litigious-looking man with blue spectacles, rose in the circle and cried—
"You are evading the question, sir! Give me an answer. Are you in favour of Woman's Suffrage or not?"
"That's fair! Give him his answer!" came the cry from the fickle audience.
I was quite prepared for this. I went through an oft-rehearsed and not uneffective piece of pantomime with Kitty, and replied—
"Well, sir, I have just inquired of my wife, who is by my side——"
I paused expectantly. I was not disappointed. There were loud cheers, during which I seized the opportunity to glance through the next few questions. Then, as I was not quite ready—
"—As she has always been, all through this arduous campaign——"
Terrific enthusiasm, while Kitty blushes and bows very prettily; after which the conversation proceeds on the following lines:—
Myself. And she tells me that she does not want any Suffrage of any kind whatsoever!
"Hear, hear!" But some cries of disapproval.