Even having grown up in a society where the woman's place was very much restricted, Percy was quite aware that the role of women had been changing. Had clearly changed. His wife would have been pleased to hear of this, as she had been a women of incredible intelligence and influence herself. "Sink me, I should have expected such an answer," he said in his best impression of a fool. "Well a congratulations is in order, I should think, even though the tailoring on that shirt you're wearing is fairly atrocious."