"Dogs and men get along fine on Talbor."
"On Earth dogs are in the zoo where they belong." Alice Cooper patted her brow daintily with a handkerchief. "I do wish we could get out of this sun."
A person not liking dogs. It wasn't right, Marsden thought. And hating the sun and the soil out of which crops grew and.... Well, he couldn't blame Alice Cooper. Everything was so strange and new to her and she was just plain upset.
"I could take you to my cabin," he told her. "It's nearby."
Alice Cooper nodded, took one step forward, turned her ankle and tripped. She fell heavily, catching one of her high heels against the hem of her frilly dress. There was a ripping sound and a long tear appeared in the bottom of the dress.
"It's ruined," said Alice Cooper in despair.
"My wife can fix it."
"Your what?"
"My wife."
"Don't tell me you get married here on Talbor? I knew this was a primitive society, really primitive—but not to that extent. You get married and—and stay with one partner for life, for your whole life? Really?"