People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
Barbara MertzI never meant to marry. In my opinion, a woman born in the last half of the nineteenth century of the Christian era suffered from enough disadvantages without willfully embracing another.
Barbara MertzBut the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
Barbara Mertz