He's doing pretty well up until he brings up backsides and she has to wonder if he's been taking advantage of the fact that she's wearing jeans. Gross--but what's the alternative? It's too cold to pull off the coat and tie it around her waist. So she tries to pretend she didn't hear that part.
Besides, she's appalled enough at his explanation that she's kind of busy gaping at him. "You can go to other planets."
They have space ships, but women can't vote. It seems insane to her--though it occurs to her after a moment that people with bows and arrows, at least, probably don't have space ships. And plenty of places before the turn didn't let women do anything, let alone voting. They just weren't anywhere near Georgia.
It's enough to make her forget the fact that he'd wobbled over words about being okay, just a minute or two ago. "The strongest people I know are women."
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Besides, she's appalled enough at his explanation that she's kind of busy gaping at him. "You can go to other planets."
They have space ships, but women can't vote. It seems insane to her--though it occurs to her after a moment that people with bows and arrows, at least, probably don't have space ships. And plenty of places before the turn didn't let women do anything, let alone voting. They just weren't anywhere near Georgia.
It's enough to make her forget the fact that he'd wobbled over words about being okay, just a minute or two ago. "The strongest people I know are women."