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`` She 's got considerable gumption , '' was the opinion Luther volunteered , of his own previous knowledge -- for Mrs. Battis was an old schoolmate and neighbor -- `` but she 's powerful slow . '' `` Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do , do it with thy might . '' -- Ecc . 9:10 . `` A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine ; -- Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws , Makes that and the action fine . '' GEORGE HERBERT . Mis ' Battis 's `` gumption '' was a relief -- conjoined , even , as it was , to a mighty _ inertia _ -- after the experience of Norah McGonegal 's utter incapacity ; and her admission , _ pro tempore , _ came to be tacitly looked upon as a permanent adoption , for want of a better alternative .