“Should I send it to Mrs. Goddard’s, ma’am?” asked Mrs. Ford.⁠—“Yes⁠—no⁠—yes, to Mrs. Goddard’s. Only my pattern gown is at Hartfield. No, you shall send it to Hartfield, if you please. But then, Mrs. Goddard will want to see it.⁠—And I could take the pattern gown home any day. But I shall want the ribbon directly⁠—so it had better go to Hartfield⁠—at least the ribbon. You could make it into two parcels, Mrs. Ford, could not you?”

“It is not worth while, Harriet, to give Mrs. Ford the trouble of two parcels.”

“No more it is.”