However, she sat still and fanned herself, and when she was rested, she managed to tell her story in as connected and rational manner, and with as few comments and exclamations of her own, as Gypsy was capable of getting along with, in any narration.
"Very well," said her mother, when it was finished; "I begin to understand things better.

Let me see: in the first place, you felt so sorry for the old woman, that you went alone into a strange house, among a sort of people you knew nothing about, and without stopping to think whether I should be willing to have you--wasn't that so ?" "Yes'm," said Gypsy, hanging her head a little; "I didn't think--she did groan so." "Then Mrs.Littlejohn seems to like to complain, it strikes me." "Complain!" said Gypsy, indignantly.
"Yes, a little.

However, she might have worse faults.

The most remarkable thing about her seems to be her modest request for salmon and white sugar.
You propose giving them to her ?" "Why, yes'm," said Gypsy, promptly.

"She's in such dreadful pain.