“No, I don’t think so. Ought I to have?”
“Well, no, there’s no obligation in the matter. I only had an idea that I was a local celebrity, like you.”
“Yes! You’re a surprise to the town and so am I.”
“What have you done to surprise the town?” asked Polly, filled with curiosity.
“I’ve only got rich very fast.”
“Why, so have I!” said Polly. “We are a good deal alike.”
“Really? Then you will be in an even better position to advise me than I thought for.”
“I supposed you had come for an idea,” said Polly, as naturally as if her wares had consisted in tape and buttons.
Offering her visitor the only fairly comfortable chair in the room, she seated herself by the window, near which was one of the draped barrels with her work-basket on top.