"I'd rather not. We're cleansing them gradually, one hopes: at any rate, it's not a woman's job."
"Our view is that all jobs should be women's."
"Impossible." He shook his head. "I'm one of the old-fashioned believers in the home as woman's sphere——"
"And the thousands of unmarried workers? You forget them."
"Hard, I grant you, but they're a minority. Most women have the home sphere. Mind, I don't believe in inequality as regards laws: they should be the same for both."
"Yes," she said with a bitterness that surprised him, "look at the inequalities of divorce, for instance."
"We'll discuss that presently. Look for a moment at the reverse of the medal. Hasn't woman got the pull in influence? Can't she sway men without the vote?"
"A pretty woman or a clever woman can. Not the others."
"Ye—es. Sex counts."
"So you leave us the weapon of the coquette? That's what it amounts to. Is that a desirable weapon? Besides, it's double-edged."