[originaltext]M: Why don’t you get a job and hire a baby-sitter? Then you would

M: Why don’t you get a job and hire a baby-sitter? Then you wouldn’t have to worry about your kids.
W: You try to tell my husband that. He won’t allow me to work. He says I have to stay home until my sons go to school.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?

M: At any rate, these fellows will never reach the summit.
W: You can’t be too sure of that, I’m afraid. There’s a great deal at stake.
Q: What does the woman mean?