"We judge from different points of view, evidently,"said Mrs. Touchett. "I like to be treated as an individual; you like to be treated as a ＇party.＇"
"I don＇t know what you mean," Henrietta replied. "I like to be treated as an American lady."
"Poor American ladies!" cried Mrs. Touchett with a laugh. "They＇re the slaves of slaves."
"They＇re the companions of freemen," Henrietta retorted.
"They＇re the companions of their servants—the Irish chambermaid and the negro waiter. They share their work."