Anna, who had sung
the first verse of her song, looked around the house, a little surprised at the
absence of the applause which had never yet failed her. She was still more stirred
by the idea of the equal citizenship of men and women, by the realization that a
big and growing organization of women were giving form and a generalized
expression to just that personal pride, that aspiration for personal freedom and
respect which had brought her to London; but when she heard Miss Miniver
discoursing on the next step in the suffrage campaign, or read of women
badgering Cabinet Ministers, padlocked to railings, or getting up in a public
meeting to pipe out a demand for votes and be carried out kicking and
screaming, her soul revolted. She had omitted that the flu had been called the Black
Death and that it was a dead child that had been inside
that womb, so many hundreds of years ago. ‘Now see here, missie. "I have so much to learn. When I went I was refused admittance. Supposing you take them and read them?
You might be able to tell me why I felt disappointed. Said Prudence, with commendable human kindness: "My sister and I are going
on to Shanghai and Peking. Stanley,
putting his hands on the table in the manner rather of a barrister than a solicitor,
and regarding her balefully through his glasses with quite undisguised animosity,
asked, “And may I presume to inquire, then, what you mean to do?—how do
you propose to live?”
“I shall live,” sobbed Ann Veronica. Why else?’
Gerald stared at her blankly. His hand went to his
pocket and extracted a neat silver-mounted pistol. This too shall pass. Confidence in
himself would strengthen him. "Out of a family album, you said," Angelina reminded her sister.
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