that God, through pain, has taught to women--to mingle with man's
justice woman's pity, till there shall arise the perfect law--not
made of man nor woman, but of both, each bringing what the other
lacks." And they will listen to us. Till now it has seemed to
them that we were clamouring only for selfish ends. They have not
understood. We shall speak to them of common purposes, use the
language of fellow-citizens. They will see that we are worthy of
the place we claim. They will welcome us as helpers in a common
cause. They -

[She turns--the present comes back to her.]

LADY MOGTON [After a pause.] The business [she dwells severely on
the word] before the meeting -

ANNYS [She resents herself meekly. Apologising generally.] I
must learn to control myself.

LADY MOGTON [Who has waited.]--is McCaw versus Potts. Its bearing
upon the movement for the extension of the franchise to women. My
own view I venture to submit in the form of a resolution. [She
takes up a paper on which she has been writing.] As follows: That
the Council of the Woman's Parliamentary Franchise League, having
regard to the decision of the House of Lords in McCaw v. Potts -

ST. HERBERT [Looking over.] Two t's.

LADY MOGTON --resolves to bring forward a woman candidate to
contest the next bye-election. [Suddenly to MRS. MOUNTCALM-
VILLIERS, who is chattering.] Do you agree or disagree?