The setting of the story was in India. a young girl and a ma jor had a heated discussion about how women would reac t to a crisis at a dinner party, which is given by a colonial of ficial and his wife. Then one of the guests noticed a strang e expression come over the face of the hostess and wonde red what was happening It so happened there was a cobr a in the room and it was crawling across the feet of the ho stess! In the end the crisis was tackled in a perfect way t le crisis showed that women are able to face a crisis with perfect calmness and great self-control• The setting of the story was in India. A young girl and a ma jor had a heated discussion about how women would reac t to a crisis at a dinner party, which is given by a colonial of ficial and his wife. Then one of the guests noticed a strang e expression come over the face of the hostess and wonde red what was happening. It so happened there was a cobr a in the room and it was crawling across the feet of the ho stess! In the end, the crisis was tackled in a perfect way. T he crisis showed that women are able to face a crisis with perfect calmness and great self-control