Ada and I gave her a cordial welcome and presented her to Mr. Jarndyce, to whom she said as she sat down, "Ma's compliments, and she hopes you'll excuse her, because she's correcting proofs of the plan. 
Ada and I gave her a cordial welcome and presented her to Mr. Jarndyce.
"Ma's compliments," she said, "and she hopes you'll excuse her, because she's correcting proofs. 