"She's come to see you." "How do you do, Mr.Winslow ?" said Mrs.Armstrong.
Jed looked up to find her standing beside him, her hand extended.
Beside a general impression that she was young and that her gown and hat and shoes were white, he was at that moment too greatly embarrassed to notice much concerning her appearance.

Probably he did not notice even this until later.

However, he took her hand, moved it up and down, dropped it again and said: "I--I'm pleased to meet you, ma'am." She smiled.

"And I am very glad to meet you," she said.

"It was very kind of you to bring my little girl home last night and she and I have come to thank you for doing it." Jed was more embarrassed than ever.
"Sho, sho!" he protested; "'twasn't anything." "Oh, yes, it was; it was a great deal.