"Neither Patrine Saxham nor Rhona Helvellyn happen to be married women!"
"Perhaps not; but Patrine is an Advanced Thinker, and Rhona Helvellyn is a Militant Suffragist."
Franky commented:
"As for Suffragists, that Club of yours is stiff with 'em. Gassing about their Cause.... I loathe the noisy crowd!"
"Then you loathe me! I share their convictions!" Margot proclaimed. "I hold the faith that Woman's Day will dawn with the passing of the Bill that gives us the Vote...."
"My best child, you wouldn't know what to do with the Vote if you had it."
Margot retorted:
"I cannot expect my husband to treat me as a reasonable being while the State classes his wife with infants and imbeciles."
It will be seen that a very pretty squabble was on the point of developing. Fortunately, at this juncture a valet of the chambers knocked at the door to say that a waiter from the restaurant begged to know whether Milord and Miladi would take lunch à la carte, or prefer something special in their own apartments?
"Tell him no!" wailed Miladi, to the unconcealed consternation of Milord, who had a healthy appetite.