Edith Wharton

“ What would you do if you was me?"
"If I was you," said her sister, with perceptible emphasis and a rising blush, "I'd go right round and see if Mr. Ramy was sick. You could."
The words pierced Ann Eliza like a blade. "Yes, that's so," she said.
"It would only seem friendly, if he really is sick. If I was you I'd go to-day," Evelina continued; and after dinner Ann Eliza went.
On the way she had to leave a parcel at the dyer's, and having performed that errand she turned toward Mr. Ramy's shop. Never before had she felt so old, so hopeless and humble. ”