“Oh,” Patience said, not a bit disappointed to discover she was un-known to the young lady. After all she had guessed correctly. “Miss Patience Hurst. You must excuse my rudeness, I would have been just awfully embarrassed if I had been incorrect, but I had been hearing quite a lot about you and I cannot stand to hear so much yet not be able to put a face to the name.” Or know the truth of what I have heard, she thought to herself.