’Icanseethereasonwhyyouaresopopularwithmen。’
’Ay，youcanseeit，buttheyneverwill。’
’Well，howwouldyoudressyourselfifyouweregoingtothateditor’soffice？’
’OfcourseIwouldwearmysilkandmySabbathbonnet。’
’Itisyouwhoareshortsightednow，mother。Itellyou，youwouldmanagehimbetterifyoujustputonyouroldgreyshawlandoneofyourbonnywhitemutches，andwentinhalfsmilingandhalftimidandsaid，\"IamthemotherofhimthatwritesabouttheAuldLichts，andIwantyoutopromisethathewillneverhavetosleepintheopenair。\"’