the angel and the author-第33章

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A　male　friend　of　mine　was　telling　me　of　a　catastrophe　that　once　
occurred　at　a　station　in　the　East　Indies。

＇No　time　to　think　of　Husbands。＇

A　fire　broke　out　at　night；　and　everybody　was　in　terror　lest　it　should　
reach　the　magazine。　　The　women　and　children　were　being　hurried　to　the　
ships；　and　two　ladies　were　hastening　past　my　friend。　　One　of　them　
paused；　and；　clasping　her　hands；　demanded　of　him　if　he　knew　what　had　
become　of　her　husband。　　Her　companion　was　indignant。

〃For　goodness'　sake；　don't　dawdle；　Maria；〃　she　cried；　〃this　is　no　
time　to　think　of　husbands。〃

There　is　no　reason　to　fear　that　the　working　woman　will　ever　cease　to　
think　of　husbands。　　Maybe；　as　I　have　said；　she　will　demand　a　better　
article　than　the　mere　husband…hunter　has　been　able　to　stand　out　for。　　
Maybe　she　herself　will　have　something　more　to　give；　maybe　she　will　
bring　to　him　broader　sympathies；　higher　ideals。　　The　woman　who　has　
herself　been　down　among　the　people；　who　has　faced　life　in　the　open；　
will　know　that　the　home　is　but　one　cell　of　the　vast　hive。

We　shall；　perhaps；　hear　less　of　the　woman　who　〃has　her　own　home　and　
children　to　think　ofreally　takes　no　interest　in　these　matters〃
these　matters　of　right　and　wrong；　these　matters　that　spell　the　
happiness　or　misery　of　millions。

＇The　Wife　of　the　Future。＇

Maybe　the　bridegroom　of　the　future　will　not　say；　〃I　have　married　a　
wife；　and　therefore　I　cannot　come；〃　but　〃I　have　married　a　wife；　we　
will　both　come。〃







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