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"Nothing and Nobody, By Elizabeth Pelham" was published in the spring, and as critics and columnists pronounced it another notable contribution to undiluted Americanism and as her publisher's enthusiasm expressed itself in picturesque advertising it had a fair success. The sale barely reached seven thousand copies, but the event established her in sophisticate society and the Lucy Stone League invited her to sit at the Speakers' Table at their annual dinner.
"But privately I don't think much of it," she said to Gita. "They are all very kind and overlook defects because it is modern and sincere and rather disagreeable. But I know I'll do better and better, and I never was so happy in my life."