shecried。\"Whenweasktobedoctors,lawyers,law—makers,anythingbutill—paiddrudges,theysay——No;butyouhavemen’schivalrousattention;
nowthinkofthatandbesatisfied!Whatwouldyoudowithoutit?\"
Thebitterlittlesilverylaugh,soseldomheard,rangoutacrossthebushes。Shebitherlittleteethtogether。
\"IwascomingupinCobb&Co。’stheotherday。Atalittlewaysidehotelwehadtochangethelargecoachforasmallone。Weweretenpassengers,eightmenandtwowomen。AsIsatinthehousethegentlemencameandwhisperedtome,’Thereisnotroomforallinthenewcoach,takeyourseatquickly。’Wehurriedout,andtheygavemethebestseat,andcoveredmewithrugs,becauseitwasdrizzling。Thenthelastpassengercamerunninguptothecoach——anoldwomanwithawonderfulbonnet,andablackshawlpinnedwithayellowpin。
\"’Thereisnoroom,’theysaid;’youmustwaittillnextweek’scoachtakesyouup;’butsheclimbedontothestep,andheldonatthewindowwithbothhands。