From the 1960 Little, Brown edition of  Something Light by Margery Sharp:  Something Light is the story of Louisa Mary Datchett, who was “very fond of men” — indiscriminately fond of men, in fact.

Men, for their part, seemed to recognize this in her and took advantage of it — and of her — when they needed listening to, when they needed prescriptions filled, employment found, socks washed, suits fetched from the cleaners, or musical instruments got out of hock.

“She was constantly being either send for, like a fire engine, or dispatched, like a life boat, to the scene of some masculine disaster.” Read More→