One can deduce from all this a very significant fact. Shanghai wives jo not really like going away for the summer. The majority of them do in a spirit of self-sacrifice, for the ake of the children. ortable homes is There is the packing, omfortable sea journey, the doubtful com-t hotel or bungalow. These hings all weigh in the balance against their children's health and welfare and they are glad of any excuse to ne! out of them.
But, and this is a big but. There are few places where domestic life in Shanghai. The break-up of happy homes is a rare occurrence. It would be a daring person who would put the reason down to the fact that the general exodus of wives and children for a few months, makes for domestic peace, The husband enjoys the sense of freedom and the return to the joys of bachelorhood. The wife returns rejuvenated and the children in buoyant health, to the comfort of their modern homes. Husbands have had quite enough gallivanting and return meekly to the fold, and life becomes normal again. The wife asks no questions, if she is wise, and the husband is saved the necessity of telling any lies—if there are any to {eW
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