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I thought that out of these hundred families , I might be able to find twenty-five who would be willing to try the experiment . '' The three callers looked at each other and then they nodded approval . `` So while we 're having lunch , '' she said , `` I 'll send these women out to find their husbands , and we 'll talk to them altogether . '' It was half past one when Mary entered the rest room with her three visitors and Archey . Nearly all the women had found their men , and they were waiting with evident curiosity . As simply as she could , Mary repeated the plan which she had outlined to the leaders . `` So there you are , '' she said in conclusion .