The train which brought Carol to Gopher Prairie also brought Miss Bea Sorenson.
Miss Bea was a stalwart, corn-colored, laughing young woman, and she was bored by farm-work. She desired the excitements of city-life, and the way to enjoy city-life was, she had decided, to “go get a yob as hired girl in Gopher Prairie.” She contentedly lugged her pasteboard telescope from the station to her cousin, Tina Malmquist, maid of all work in the residence of Mrs. Luke Dawson.
“Vell, so you come to town,” said Tina.
“Ya. Ay get a yob,” said Bea.
“Vell. . . . You got a fella now?”
“Ya. Yim Yacobson.”
“Vell. I'm glat to see you. How much you vant a veek?”
“Sex dollar.”
“There ain't nobody pay dat. Vait! Dr. Kennicott, I t'ink he marry a girl from de Cities. Maybe she pay dat. Vell. You go take a valk.”
“Ya,” said Bea.