*  I  haven't  come  here  to  ask  you  into  my  drawing-
room,'  she  answered.  '  I  have  come  to  ask  you  to
throw  in  your  labour,  your  time,  your  money,  with
ours  in  the  service  of  our  cause.'  She  held  her  head
higher  as  the  thought  rose  in  her  like  wine.  *  Our
cause,'  she  continued,  '  is  not  the  cause  of  rich  women
or  poor  women,  of  good  women  or  bad  ;  it's  the  cause
of  woman.  Thus,  it  doesn't  matter  who  she  is,  so
long  as  there  is  a  woman  who  stands  aloof  from  us
there  is  still  work  to  do.'

Victoria  looked  at  her  interestedly.  Her  eyes  were
shining,  her  lips  parted  in  ecstasy.
*Oh,I  know  what  you  think,'  the  suffragist  went
on  ;  'as  you  say,  you  think  I  despise  you  because
you  .  .  .  you.  .  .  .'  Tlie  flush  returned  slightly.  .  ..
