"Yes. When I showed her how to order from Bar, she ordered quite a lot of food. Things must be really awful there. I can't imagine..." She shakes her head.

A world with no men. Elaine can mostly take care of herself, but she can't imagine a world with no husbands, or brothers, or fathers.

"At least she's going to stay until Beth has her baby. I'm glad of that, even though we have doctors in the bar...at least she knows Hero."