It is not a political speech, but Dr.Shrapnel thinks, that in a so-called free country seeking to be really free, men of the lowest class should be educated in forming a political judgement.' 'And women too ?' 'And women, yes.

Indeed, madam, we notice that the women listen very creditably.' 'They can put on the air.' 'I am afraid, not more than the men do.

To get them to listen is something.

They suffer like the men, and must depend on their intelligence to win their way out of it.' Rosamund's meditation was exclamatory: What can be the age of this pretentious girl?
An afterthought turned her more conciliatorily toward the person, but less to the subject.

She was sure that she was lending ear to the echo of the dangerous doctor, and rather pitied Miss Denham for awhile, reflecting that a young woman stuffed with such ideas would find it hard to get a husband.