And then, because that sounded too grateful, she added, "Won't you sit down ?" in rather a stilted little voice.

This woman made her feel so young.

"Now don't act like a school-girl!" With an appearance of lazy ease she turned and poked the small logs in the fire.

"I do so love wood fires.

Don't you ?" she said, in carefully easy tones, but she did not hear the answer.
Mrs.Crothers was wearing a trim street suit of brown and dark green.
"She dresses as I do, so _that's_ all right," thought Ethel.