Jean Webster,
When Patty Went to College — Chapter 11
(1903)
“ Patty smiled discreetly. "When you have to explain to a woman," she said in the tone of one who is stating a natural law, "it is better to write a note; but when it is a man, always explain in person." ”
Jean Webster,
When Patty Went to College — Chapter 11
(1903)
“ That's a likely story, isn't it?" she added with fine scorn. "Does Professor Winters look like a man who'd ever dare propose to a girl, let alone marry her?" And she stalked out of the room and up to the single where Lucille lived."Lucille," said Patty, "what do you mean by spreading that story about Professor Winters's bride's mumps?""You told it to me yourself," answered Lucille, with some warmth. She was a believing creature with an essentially literal mind, and she had always been out of her element in the lofty imaginative realms of local color. ”
Jean Webster,
When Patty Went to College — Chapter 11
(1903)
“ I could have done it myself, and I don't pretend to know anything about astronomy.""Oh, of course," Lucille hastened to explain, "the phenomenon had been observed before, but had never been accounted for.""I see," said Patty, surreptitiously taking notes. "He must really be an awfully important man. How did he happen to do all this?""He went up in a balloon," said Lucille, vaguely."A balloon! What fun!" exclaimed Patty, her reportorial instinct waking to the scent. "They use balloons a lot more in Europe than they do here." ”
