election the Government may, having regard to this case, bring in a
bill to stop women candidates from going to the poll?

ST. HERBERT I have thought of that. Fortunately, the case seems
to have attracted very little attention. If a bye-election
occurred soon there would hardly be time.

LADY MOGTON It must be the very next one that does occur--wherever
it is.

JANET I am sure that in the East End we should have a chance.

PHOEBE Great Scott! Just think. If we were to win it!

ST. HERBERT If you could get a straight fight against a Liberal I
believe you would.

ANNYS Why is the Government so unpopular?

ST. HERBERT Well, take the weather alone--twelve degrees of frost
again last night.

JANET In St. George's Road the sewer has burst. The water is in
the rooms where the children are sleeping. [She clenches her
hands.]

MRS. MOUNTCALM-VILLIERS [She shakes her head.] Something ought
really to be done.

LADY MOGTON Has anybody any suggestion to make?--as regards the