“For how long do you mean to stay?” asked Mrs. Chisom, coming to face her.
“Just long enough.”
“You going to rush into a trip right now?” Major Bullock asked, going to her other side.
“Major Bullock,” she said, “I think when a person can see a free ride one way, the decision is made for them. And it just so happens I haven’t unpacked my suitcase.”
— Welty, Eudora. The Optimist’s Daughter. 1969.
