"You are very kind. Shall we sit down? I remember your name too. You were one of the leaders of the Women's Congress in London, were you not?"
"Yes, I spoke about the training of children. Weren't you able to come to London?"
"No, I did think about it, but I was in Rome at the time and I couldn't manage it."
"That was a pity. The congress was a great step forward. If your pamphlet had been translated then and distributed, you would have had a great success."
"I care very little for success of that kind."
"Of course, I can understand that. But the success of your book is also for the good of the great cause."
"Do you really mean that? Is there any merit in my little book?"
"Do you doubt it?"
"Very often."
"How is that possible? It is written with such a sure touch."