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But Rena 's life since her great awakening had been that of the emotions , and her temperament made of it a continuous life . Her successive states of consciousness were not detachable , but united to form a single if not an entirely harmonious whole . To her sensitive spirit to-day was born of yesterday , to-morrow would be but the offspring of to day . One day , along toward noon , her mother received a visit from Mary B. Pettifoot , a second cousin , who lived on Back Street , only a short distance from the house behind the cedars . Rena had gone out , so that the visitor found Mis ' Molly alone . `` I heared you say , Cousin Molly , '' said Mary B. -LRB- no one ever knew what the B. in Mary 's name stood for , -- it was a mere ornamental flourish -RRB- , `` that Rena was talkin ' ` bout teachin ' school . I 've got a good chance fer her , ef she keers ter take it .