Carolyn Wells

“ But, all undismayed, they showed patience, perseverance, and pertinacity in whatever way offered at the moment.
There were four suitors present this morning, and in their rudimentary costumes, you could scarcely tell them apart.
But, as a matter of fact, one was a millionaire, one was a dandy, one was a genius, and one was a brute. ”

“ The Summer Girl was a body of beauty, entirely surrounded by men. They all lounged on the sand; she wore a bloonwite bathing-suit, and the men wore plain blue.
The conversation had only one trend. They were trying to convince her of their eligibility, and she was trying to bang it into their heads that she would n't marry any of them, if every one of their numbered hairs were hung with a diamond. ”