The woman was in reality possessed of abnormal nerve force.

Had Wilbur Edes owned millions, and she been armed with the power which they can convey, she might have worked miracles in her subtle feminine fashion.

She would always have worked subtly, and never believed her feminine self.

She understood its worth too well.
She would have conquered like a cat, because she understood her weapons, her velvet charm, her purr, and her claws.

She would not have attempted a growling and bulky leap into success.