"There!" said she.

"It ain't regular, I s'pose, an' I ain't had any lawyer, but I guess they'd carry out my wishes if anything happened to me.

I ain't got nobody but Cousin Rhoda Hill, an' Cousin Maria Bennet; an' Rhoda don't need a cent, an' Maria'd ought to have it all.

This house will make her real comfortable, an' my clothes will fit her.

I s'pose I'd have this dress on, but my black alpaca's pretty good.