Theymadethetourlessrapidlybutstillkeepingtheirheadsandtheirglancestimidlydown。Theywerenumbwiththecoldnow。Tothesharpagonyhadsucceededanachelikethesteadygrindingpainofrheumatism。Ettabrokethesilencewith，“Maybeweoughttogointoahouse。”
“Ahouse！Oh——youmeana——asportinghouse。”Atthattimeprofessionalprostitutionhadnotbecomewidespreadamongtheworkingclass；stationaryorfallingwages，advancingcostoffoodanddevelopingdemandforcomfortandluxuryhadasyetonlybeguntoproducetheirinevitableresults。Thus，prostitutionasanindustrywasinthemainsegregatedincertainstreetsandcertainhousesandtheprostituteswereadistinctclass。
“Youhaven”tbeen？“inquiredEtta。
“No，“saidSusan。
“DanCassattandKatetoldmeaboutthoseplaces，“Ettawenton。