Marissa yelped as the seamstress' apprentice stuck a pin in her side. "Ow, be careful!" She said to the fidgety lady:

"Oh, I am so sorry, madam, so sorry. Please," the young lady apologized hastily.

"Maggie, for God's sake! Be careful. I didn't ask you to turn our customer into the equivalent of a thimble, you know," the seamstress admonished the lady as she hurried to Marissa's side. "I am so sorry, ma'am. I will join you shortly. I just need to be through with this." She looked back at the screened inner door and whispered, "With this harridan, I am dealing with, please, and I would soon be through."...