"A woman?" Catherine said amused, but with more interest than she was willing to admit to. She had seen a woman on a bicycle before in those awful trousers that the circle she moved in frowned upon. She and her friends had ridiculed the idea. But it was the very scandalous nature of the notion that tickled her interest.

She took the book casually and opened it. "It wasn't quite what I meant..." she said, skimming the pages. "I rather meant recent publications. Anything that's popular at the..." There were drawings to accompany the book. The woman riding the bicycle was chased by a policeman. This book really did seem rather interesting. "at the moment... My, this lady does seem quite a rebel..." She lowered the book for the other girl to see. A blush appeared on her pale cheeks.