19/37 She brews the cup." "All very well for the men," Elizabeth said, musing--"and the strong men. About the women in this country I can't make up my mind." "You think of the drudgery, the domestic hardships ?" "There are some ladies in the hotel, from British Columbia. They are in easy circumstances--and the daughter is dying of overwork! The husband has a large fruit farm, but they can get no service; the fruit rots on the ground; and the two women are worn to death." "Aye," said Anderson gravely. "This country breeds life, but it also devours it." "I asked these two women--Englishwomen--if they wanted to go home, and give it up. They fell upon me with scorn." "And you ?" Elizabeth sighed. |