She so worshipped Mrs.Smith that she imitated her in everything, even to the lesser things, like motions of the hand, and tossings of the head.
When Mrs.Smith broached the matter of taking Susan to New York, she received a shock from Mr.and Mrs.Bell.She had not for one moment doubted that they would be delighted to find that Susan could have a good home, good wages, and a city life, instead of the existence in such a town as Clarence.
"Well, now," Mr.Bell said, "we gotter sort o' talk it over, me an' ma, 'fore we decide that.

Susan's a'most our baby, she is.

T'hain't but four of 'em younger than what she is in our fambly.

We'll let you know, hey ?" Ma and Pa Bell talked it over carefully and came to a decision.
The decision was that they had better talk it over with some of the neighbors.

The neighbors met at Bell's and talked it over openly in the presence of Mrs.Smith.
They agreed that it would be a great chance for Susan, and they said that no one could want a nicer, kinder lady for boss than what Mrs.
Smith was--"but 'tain't noways right to take no risks." "You see, ma'am," said Ma Bell, "WE don't know who you are no more than nothin', do we?
And we do know how as them big towns is ungodly to beat the band, don't we?
I remember my grandma tellin' me when I was a little girl about the awful goin's on she heard tell of one time when she was down to Pittsburg, and I reckon New York must be twice the size of Pittsburg was them days, so it must be twice as wicked.