MRS. CLOUSTON
(sighs)
Yes.
DE MULLIN
As it is I don’t see how we can do anything-better than have them both down here—as Jane doesn’t think Janet would part with Johnny. It would be better for Janet too. It would take her away from her present unsatisfactory surroundings. It would give her a position and independence—everything she now lacks.
MRS. DE MULLIN
I should have thought she was independent now,
DE MULLIN
(irritably)
My dear Jane, how can a woman possibly be independent whose income comes out of selling hats? The only form of independence that is possible or desirable for a woman is that she shall be dependent upon her husband or, if she is unmarried, on her nearest male relative. I am sure you agree with me, Harriet?