Mrs Ewing was a short woman who,like many short women,be-lieved it was her duty to be full of life and gaiety.Whenever MrsEwing entered a place,all stillness left it.Her age could only be guessed,except by those who had beenat school with her;she always said that she paid no attention toher birthdays,and it is true that when you have collected severaldozen of the same thing they no longer possess the same impor-tance. Mrs Ewing was a short woman who, like many short women, be-lieved it was her duty to be full of life and gaiety .Whenever MrsEwing entered a place, all stillness left it.Her age could only be guessed, except by those who had been school with her; she always said that she has no attention toher birthdays, and it is true that when you have collected several dozen of the same thing they no longer possess the same impor- tance.