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"You are just in time, Jenny," said Rosamond; "the great question is
going to be started."
"And it is--?"
"The Equality of the Sexes," pronounced Mrs. Duncombe.
"Ex cathedra?" said Julius, as the graceful Muse seated herself in a
large red arm-chair. "This scene is not an easy one in which to
dispute it."
"You see, Bessie," said Mrs. Tallboys, "that men are so much afraid
of the discussion that they try to elude it with empty compliment
under which is couched a covert sneer."
"Perhaps," returned Julius, "we might complain that we can't open
our lips without compliments and sneers being detected when we were
innocent of both."
"Were you?" demanded Mrs. Tallboys.
"Honestly, I was looking round and thinking the specimens before us
would tell in your favour."
"What a gallant parson!" cried Miss Moy.
But a perfect clamour broke out from others.
"Julius, that's too bad! when you know--"
"Mr Charnock, you are quite mistaken. Bob is much cleverer than I,
in his own line--"
"Quite true, Rector," affirmed Herbert; "Joan has more brains than
all the rest of us--for a woman, I mean.


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