Life in the Cities 121 



home, dines comfortably about half-past six, and 

 then potters about his garden until it grows dark. 

 A few friends may call for a game of cards or a 

 little music, and a supper follows in which fruit 

 and light wines or lemon squash are prominent 

 items. The office or the warehouse claims him at 

 nine o'clock the next day, when, as we have seen, 

 he must plunge again into the headlong rush of 

 Australian business. 



