Land, here's Mis' Green now! She said she'd come over as soon as Abby got home from school.

I'm jest tellin' her about it, Mis' Green." Mrs.Green stood in the doorway, smiling half-shamefacedly.

"I s'pose you think it's a dreadful silly plan, Mandy," said she deprecatingly.
Amanda got up and pushed the rocking-chair in which she had been sitting toward the new-comer.
"Set down, do," said she.

"I dunno, Mis' Green.

I ain't had time to think it over, it's come so sudden." Amanda's face was collected, but her voice was full of agitation.
"Well," said Mrs.Green, "I ain't known which end my head is on since Mis' Babcock come in an' spoke of it.