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And when I think how Annabel Sinclair 's going to be rigged out , I 'm worried for fear Thad will be ashamed of me . They say she 's going up the city every week for fittings , just as if she was going to be the bride ` stead of Diantha . '' It was clearly reprehensible in Mrs. West after throwing herself on Persis ' sympathy and carrying her point , to be late to a fitting . Persis , who planned to clear the cobwebs from her tired brain by an exhilarating spin in her car at four o'clock , had appointed two for Mrs. West to try on the black silk . By quarter past she was fidgety , and as the clock struck the half hour , she waxed indignant . `` Now , Etta West need n't think I 'm going to put myself out to make her dress if she ca n't keep her appointments . Folks that ask favors ought to be particular not to make any more trouble than they can help . ''