"Did anything weigh on her mind? Had anything happened to affect her spirits?"
She scornfully ridiculed the idea. "What did they mean by spirits? She had no spirits, black or white, blue or gray, to affect."
"Something must be the matter--she was so altered."
"She supposed she had a right to alter at her ease. She knew she was plainer. If it suited her to grow ugly, why need others fret themselves on the subject?"

"Had anything happened to affect her spirits?"
She scornfully ridiculed the idea. "What did they mean? She had no spirits to affect."
"Something must be the matter - she was so altered."
"She supposed she had a right to alter." 