The Squire went at once to his room, and Ethel looked at Ruth inquiringly.

She seemed exhausted, and was out of sympathy with all her surroundings.
"What enormous vitality these Yorkshire women must have!" she said almost crossly.

"Mrs.Rawdon has been talking incessantly for six hours.
She has felt all she said.

She has frequently risen and walked about.
She has used all sorts of actions to emphasize her words, and she is as fresh as if she had just taken her morning bath.

How do the men stand them ?" "Because they are just as vital.