We never can rise in the world with Dogtown on our shoulders.

And if we would live down that scandal brought on us by Holbrook, (an indiscretion, I think you called it,) we must keep our heads up." She paused, shook her head in pity, and raised her fat, waxy hands.

"I can't sleep of nights, thinking of it.

Lays a body's feelings out terribly.

But he was so wonderfully clever." Her face brightened up as she said this.
"Wonderfully clever," she interpolated.