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OTHER business was transacted that morning which brought results. A curious habit of Mrs. Roberts's-one which, perhaps, most strongly marked the difference between her ways of working and those of other people-was that of appealing to the person at hand for information on any subject which chanced to be the one prominent in her mind at the time.
Where other and more systematic persons would have said, "He is not the one to ask about this matter; there is no reason for supposing that he has any knowledge in this direction," Mrs. Roberts would say, "I cannot be sure that he may not be able to give just the information which I need. In any case, what harm will it do to try? " And she always tried.