She was trying to decide whether or not she ought even to intimate to the tall, matter-of-fact girl, whom she already liked, that Kathleen West was likely to prove a disappointment in the way of a roommate.
But the decision was not left to her, for Patience Eliot said with calm amusement in her tones: "I have a better idea of what you are thinking than you know.

All I have to say is, don't waste a minute worrying over me.

Patience Eliot will take care of herself regardless of who her roommate may be.".