Sections 1 The following afternoon, at half-past five, the carelessly dressed, rather slouching figure… 2 Presently one of the children burst out crying, and continued to howl lustily till the lady… 3 The seeming heartlessness with which she envisaged the non-existence of her babies… 4 'Oh, yes, she has.' 'Then she isn't as overjoyed as she ought to be.' 'She'd be surprised to… 5 'No, I dare say not,' said Vida, humbly. 6 'If you do, I'll be there,' returned the chairman, a little grimly. 7 The child on the riverward side still clutching its penny was unceremoniously ousted. 8 'It isn't our women would get the vote,' a workman called out. 9 'Gettin' up rows and goin' to 'Olloway's no good.' While she justified the course that led… 10 'Oh, yes, he did something!' 'What?' 'He gave us advice!' They all laughed together at that… 11 'Lamentable exhibition!' said Borrodaile, moving about uneasily. 12 Vida smiled. 13 'For all but the masters,' muttered the tramp. 14 'You'd better go. 15 Vida sat perfectly motionless, back to the speaker, back to the disappearing hansom, staring… 16 'It's odd your taking it like this. 17 'I was simply a woman whose standing in the community was all right, but I had nothing to… 18 She seemed for the first time to notice that a little group of sniggerers were becoming more… 19 'In a trip to 'Olloway? 20 'Well, open laughter is less dangerous laughter. 21 * * * * * They dropped Sophia at her own door, but Lord Borrodaile said he would take Vida home. 22 'The man who wrote this.' It was the book he had seen in her hands before the meeting.
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