"I couldn't bear to spend so much on myself and nothing at all on you.

I was afraid to buy the dress I should have liked to, and I thought the book would be company, while I was gone.

I haven't read it, but I do hope it's good." "Good! It's the biggest piece of foolishness I have read in all my life.
I've laughed all day, ever since I found it.

I had a notion to go out and read some of it to the cows and see if they wouldn't laugh." "If it made you laugh, it's a wise book," said Elnora.
"Wise!" cried Mrs.Comstock.

"You can stake your life it's a wise book.
It takes the smartest man there is to do this kind of fooling," and she began laughing again.
Elnora, highly satisfied with her purchase, went to her room and put on her working clothes.