After dinner, Mr. Lin and Mr. Fisk reappeared at the Farmers' Club to discuss "gardening."

When Mr. Fisk entered the club, the expressions of all the members were cordial and warm, and it would not be long before there would be another respectable representative who could speak freely from the pulpit at the Palace of Westminster.

Katie and Mrs. Fisk go shopping in Salfritsch to get ready for Christmas.

"Miss Whitehouse. Mrs. Fisk and Katie aimlessly tried on a few pieces of clothing and jewelry in Salfrits, and went into the café to rest, "What do you do?"

"Solicitor. Katie replied, "Just call me Kate, please." ”

"Solicitor?" Mrs. Fisk said, "Together!"

"You too...... I'm sorry." Katie doesn't know why, there are many fellow solicitors, such as corporate counsel, land conveyor, bankruptcy administrator, financial kernel and other positions, "Mrs. Fisker is also a solicitor?"

Now Katie can take a good look at Mrs. Fisk, who has been inconspicuous at the table. Mrs. Fisk's chestnut hair and small brown eyes, hanging eyes, and slightly sunken corners of her mouth, if the bridge of her nose and round face were straight, even if she was expressionless, it would make people think that Mrs. Fisk was very sad.

"No, I'm in the middle of my court internship, in a corner of the Lincoln's Guild Courtyard. Mrs. Fisk seemed to have found a common thread and had a pleasant conversation with Katie, "I majored in education at university, and the current employment situation does not allow people to find a good job in the education industry, so I am going to pursue this business with Fred's introduction." Also, don't be so angry, just call me Ellie. ”

Mrs. Fisk saw at a glance some abnormal relationship between Katie and Lin Yilong when she was introduced by her husband, and she didn't believe that Katie, who was beautiful and tall, would be "upside down" as Lin Yilong said, at least in her conception that the girls of St. Paulius College could not be so cheap. After becoming a little familiar with Katie's conversation and demeanor, he temporarily dispelled some of Mrs. Fisk's suspicions that Lin Yilong used "personal escort" to prevaricate himself and her husband.

"When these men are having fun in the club, we have to find something to do. After Mrs. Fisk's worries had subsided, she seemed to care very much about her little girl, "At this time, it is better to find a salon, eat some cheese and biscuits, and relax with red wine or something." ”

"Ellie, isn't there a similar meeting place among the ladies?" Katie asked, thinking that such a connection could help Lin Yilong find some news, "for example, college girls' clubs and the like?"

"Nope. Mrs. Fisk replied, "Although the occasion is a 'family friendship' between men, we have no reason for that. You know, for example, when a husband complains to his wife about his perception of "good friends", it is reflected in the expressions of these ladies, so if it is not a very close friend, it is basically not the 19th century. We are not vassals of men, and we cannot 'love the house and the house' for no reason. ”

Katie nodded in full understanding.

"It's impossible to say that there is no at all. Mrs. Fisk's tone changed, "It's just like us, going to the mall, eating, and saying something nice, and you'll understand." ”

"What do they do?" asked Katie cautiously, "how do you have so much time for shopping and entertainment?"

"There are a lot of housewives, and even if they come out to work, they are basically in some creative industries. Mrs. Fisk said, "There are not many people like us who have serious jobs, and most of them are engaged in art appreciation and art investment, and there are not many people like us who have their own jobs." ”

In other words, there is still a long way to go to achieve equality between husband and wife. Katie said sarcastically.

Art investment and appreciation must be through the silver to realize the value of these artworks, but how to market them is another job. In other words, the so-called upper-class women are still "pampered" in the "control" of their husbands or lovers, and they are no better than Lin Yilong. Even Mrs. Fisk's work is the same as that of herself, and a lot of business is entrusted by Mr. Fisk, so it is better to say that it is a gesture to the outside world.

"It's a matter of sacrifice, and if one side of the family life can't make concessions, it's basically unsustainable. "For example, like the venerable Mrs. Bell, who is the deputy head of the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords, the husband did not live very well as a husband who was not very willing to live in the shadow of his wife, and the German Chancellor, who had the support of his own family, had much better family relations."

"I don't feel inferior on this subject, but I have to admit the fact that how many of the wives of the gentlemen's club, including you and me, will make concessions? Mrs. Fisk explained to Katie.

"What if we go forward on our own?" asked Katie angrily, and even though she had already had the answer, it still sounded frustrating.

"If you move forward on your own, they will come up with a series of psychological reasons for others to think that you are not peaceful, that you are always lacking something, and then you will never move forward. Mrs. Fisk just liked the young Katie's "untouched nature", "without the right support, and without any reason to fancy you, why should I choose you." ”

Katie was completely silent.

The silence brought by the reflection lasted for some time, and Mr. Lin Yilong and Mr. Fisk came to Katie and Mrs. Fisk, after which they said goodbye to each other.

"This girl is quite interesting. Seeing Lin Yilong and Katie disappear into the crowd of people on Oxford Street, he said to his husband, "If she hadn't met that 'good friend' of yours, maybe she would have really done something." ”

"So what do you mean, she won't be able to do anything in the future?" Fisk asked quippedly, listening to his wife's comments on Katie.

"That Mr. Lin really has to control the rhythm as easily as you say, she can't make any waves. Mrs. Fisk commented, "There is such a disparity in size, if she can get her boyfriend's support, of course, she will get twice the result with half the effort, and if not, the girl will rein in her edge and teach her husband and children." ”