"Looks to me as if the absence of men made them more
feminine in that regard, anyhow," he suggested.
"Well, it's the only one then," Terry reluctantly agreed.
"A less feminine lot I never saw. A child apiece doesn't seem
to be enough to develop what I call motherliness."
Terry's idea of motherliness was the usual one, involving a
baby in arms, or "a little flock about her knees," and the complete
absorption of the mother in said baby or flock. A motherliness
which dominated society, which influenced every art and industry,
which absolutely protected all childhood, and gave to it the
most perfect care and training, did not seem motherly--to Terry.
We had become well used to the clothes. They were quite as
comfortable as our own--in some ways more so--and undeniably
better looking. As to pockets, they left nothing to be desired.
That second garment was fairly quilted with pockets. They were
most ingeniously arranged, so as to be convenient to the hand
and not inconvenient to the body, and were so placed as at once
to strengthen the garment and add decorative lines of stitching.
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