āIām very pleased to have made your acquaintance too.ā Patience smiled widely, brushing a hand through her hair and adjusting her bonnet more fetchingly. She wished now she had worn her best going out coat and hat, the one they used for the Christmas service at church, but she supposed that what she had was more than passable. Still, she could always use a new coat, and a dress and some new boots now hers were scuffed.