Before very long we shall train an army of menservants, and send the women to the devil.' 'Queer thing, Rolfe,' put in his friend, with a laugh; 'I've noticed it of late, you're getting to be a regular woman-hater.' 'Not a bit of it.

I hate a dirty, lying, incapable creature, that's all, whether man or woman.

No doubt they're more common in petticoats.' 'Been to the Frothinghams' lately ?' 'No.' 'I used to think you were there rather often.' Rolfe gave a sort of grunt, and kept silence.
'To my mind,' pursued the other, 'the best thing about Alma is that she appreciates my wife.

She has really a great admiration for Sibyl; no sham about it, I'm sure.

I don't pretend to know much about women, but I fancy that kind of thing isn't common--real friendship and admiration between them.