There was only one way out--would Stott go?
Of course he would and he would bring Shirley back with him to Massapequa.

So during the next few days while Stott and the judge toiled preparing their case, which often necessitated brief trips to the city, Mrs.Rossmore, seconded with sulky indifference by Eudoxia, was kept busy getting a room ready for her daughter's arrival.
Eudoxia, who came originally from County Cork, was an Irish lady with a thick brogue and a husky temper.

She was amiable enough so long as things went to her satisfaction, but when they did not suit her she was a termagant.

She was neither beautiful nor graceful, she was not young nor was she very clean.

Her usual condition was dishevelled, her face was all askew, and when she dressed up she looked like a valentine.