It is one of the largest and finest rooms in the house, and every book in it writ by a woman.
And right here I see my own books; there they wuz a-standin' up jest as noble and pert as if they wuz to home in the what-not behind the parlor door, not a-feelin' the least mite put out before princes, or zars.
A-standin' jest as straight in front of a king as a cow-boy, not a-humpin' themselves up in the latter instance, or a-meachin' in the more former one.
I felt proud on 'em to see their onbroken dignity and simplicity of mean.

And, thinkses I, the demeanor of them books is a lesson to Republics--how to act before Royalties; not a-backin' up and a-actin', not put out a mite, not forward, and not too backward--jest about megum.
A-keepin' right on in their own spear, jest as usial, not intrudin' themselves and a-pushin', but ready to greet 'em and give 'em the best there wuz in 'em, if occasion called for it, and then ready to bid 'em a calm, well-meanin' farewell when the time come to part.
It wuz a great surprise to me, and how they got there wuz a mystery.

But I spoze the nation collected 'em together and sot 'em up there because it sets such a store by me.

It is dretful fond of me, the nation is, and well it may be.

I have stood up for it time and agin, and then I've done a sight for it in the way of advisin' and bracin' it up.
As I stood and looked at them books I got carried a good ways off a-ridin' on Wonder--a-wonderin' whether them books had done any good in the world.
I'd wanted 'em to, I'd wanted 'em to like a dog.