And for the time being I squelched her, Mrs.Dr.dear.Cousin Sophia has no spirit.

She is very different from her niece, Mrs.Dean Crawford over-harbour.

You know the Dean Crawfords had five boys and now the new baby is another boy.

All the connection and especially Dean Crawford were much disappointed because their hearts had been set on a girl; but Mrs.Dean just laughed and said, 'Everywhere I went this summer I saw the sign "MEN WANTED" staring me in the face.

Do you think I could go and have a girl under such circumstances ?' There is spirit for you, Mrs.Dr.dear.
But Cousin Sophia would say the child was just so much more cannon fodder." Cousin Sophia had full range for her pessimism that gloomy autumn, and even Susan, incorrigible old optimist as she was, was hard put to it for cheer.