C564 False Goodwill

"How dare they ask for power?

"How can their husbands, fathers, and sons be willing to give power?"

Arthur couldn't help but ask, "To them, this has crossed their bottom line."

"No."

Griffith shook his head. "The authority they gave was not the one they gave themselves, but the one they could give others. This was equivalent to handing the power of the subordinate to their family