Sunday noons
Never were her inquiries for Sally more cordial , -- never did she seem inspired by a more ardent affection for her . Whatever may have been the result of this state of things in regard to Mara , it is certain that Moses succeeded in convincing the common fame of that district that he and Sally were destined for each other , and the thing was regularly discussed at quilting frolics and tea-drinkings around , much to Miss Emily 's disgust and Aunt Roxy 's grave satisfaction , who declared that `` Mara was altogether too good for Moses Pennel , but Sally Kittridge would make him stand round , '' -- by which expression she was understood to intimate that Sally had in her the rudiments of the same kind of domestic discipline which had operated so favorably in the case of Captain Kittridge . These things , of course , had come to Mara 's ears . She had overheard the discussions on Sunday noons as the people between meetings sat over their doughnuts and cheese , and analyzed their neighbors ' affairs , and she seemed to smile at them all . Sally only laughed , and declared that it was no such thing ; that she would no more marry Moses Pennel , or any other fellow , than she would put her head into the fire . What did she want of any of them ? She knew too much to get married , -- that she did .