How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #4
As like as not, when they take life over their door-sills
They should let it go by. (19-20)
Again, you can read this conclusion as a final parting shot at how women are just the worst, or you can see it as a final call for women to truly get out there and be free. Notice how taking "life over their door-sills" is what doesn't seem to work for women here. In other words, they are bringing life into the home, rather than going out into the wider world to experience it. It seems like our speaker thinks being home-bound might be a big part of the problem.