And no more poverty puckers , '' she concluded . The Girl and The Wild Race `` If Judith would only get married , '' Mrs. Theodora Whitney was wont to sigh dolorously . Now , there was no valid reason why Judith ought to get married unless she wanted to . But Judith was twenty-seven and Mrs. Theodora thought it was a terrible disgrace to be an old maid . `` There has never been an old maid in our family so far back as we know of , '' she lamented . `` And to think that there should be one now ! It just drags us down to the level of the McGregors . They have always been noted for their old maids . '' Judith took all her aunt 's lamentations good-naturedly . Sometimes she argued the subject placidly . `` Why are you in such a hurry to be rid of me , Aunt Theo ? I 'm sure we 're very comfortable here together and you know you would miss me terribly if I went away . '' `` If you took the right one you would n't go so very far , '' said Mrs. Theodora , darkly significant . `` And , anyhow , I 'd put up with any amount of lonesomeness rather than have an old maid in the family . It 's all very fine now , when you 're still young enough and good looking , with lots of beaus at your beck and call . But that wo n't last much longer and if you go on with your dilly-dallying you 'll wake up some fine day to find that your time for choosing has gone by . Your mother used to be dreadful proud of your good looks when you was a baby . I told her she need n't be . Nine times out of ten a beauty do n't marry as well as an ordinary girl . '' `` I 'm not much set on marrying at all , '' declared Judith sharply .
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