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Mrs. Warren s Profession 183
ren plays her game without the sanction of either.
Hence she is the greatest criminal in the eyes of
the world. Yet Mrs. Warren is no less human
than most other women. In fact, as far as her
love for her daughter Fivian is concerned, she is
a superior sort of mother. That her daughter
may not have to face the same alternative as she,
slave in a scullery for four shillings a week
Mrs. Warren surrounds the girl with comfort
and ease, gives her an education, and thereby es
tablishes between her child and herself an abyss
which nothing can bridge. Few respectable
mothers would do as much for their daughters.
However, Mrs. Warren remains the outcast,
while all those who benefit by her profession, in
cluding even her daughter Vivian, move in the
best circles.
Sir John Crofts, Mrs. Warren s business part
ner, who has invested 40,000 pounds in Mrs.
Warren s house, drawing an income of 35 per
cent, out of it in the worst years, is a recognized
pillar of society and an honored member of his
class. Why not !
Crofts. The fact is, it s not what would be considered
exactly a high-class business in my set the county set,
you know. . . . Not that there is any mystery about it:
don t think that. Of course you know by your mother s
being in it that it s perfectly straight and honest. I ve
known her for many years; and I can say of her that
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