05-14-2022, 08:27 PM
Mable couldn't hide her surprise when Anne began comforting her. Not used to it? Oh, what had Mable done to give this girl the impression she had ever been rich in her life? Laughing, Mable took the hand that had touched her arm and held it.
"Miss Anne, I'm not ashamed of being poor, I've been poor my whole life! It's my brother who feels guilty being in people's debt, that's why he doesn't want me to tell anyone, but - oh, I'm sorry for misleading you. Did I tell you I was raised on a farm? I've slept in grass more times than I've slept in a bed, you know."
"Miss Anne, I'm not ashamed of being poor, I've been poor my whole life! It's my brother who feels guilty being in people's debt, that's why he doesn't want me to tell anyone, but - oh, I'm sorry for misleading you. Did I tell you I was raised on a farm? I've slept in grass more times than I've slept in a bed, you know."
