neighbor-that

Updated: June 2, 2025

Occasionally one bolder than the rest spoke in a sepulchral whisper to his neighbor-that was all. In other social meetings the ladies, according to my observation, bear their full burden of conversation. In our prayer-meetings no woman ever ventured to open her mouth. In fact, I hardly know why they were called prayer-meetings.

Lyman Abbott - Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish.