I myself was intensely interested.
It was evident that those sets of five were there to check any outbreak on our part.

We had no weapons, and if we did try to do any damage, with a chair, say, why five to one was too many for us, even if they were women; that we had found out to our sorrow.

It was not pleasant, having them always around, but we soon got used to it.
"It's better than being physically restrained ourselves," Jeff philosophically suggested when we were alone.

"They've given us a room--with no great possibility of escape--and personal liberty--heavily chaperoned.

It's better than we'd have been likely to get in a man-country." "Man-Country! Do you really believe there are no men here, you innocent?
Don't you know there must be ?" demanded Terry.
"Ye--es," Jeff agreed.