It looked like Elsie hadn't soothed Penny's anxieties at all, in fact she may have created more.

Nodding, Elsie certainly agreed this was information any young woman, entering the season or the workforce, should know. Better to be prepared than to be left wondering until the last minute. "Pen, listen." She smiled reassuringly at her friend. "Some day you'll marry someone you care about and who cares about you and it'll all come naturally." Elsie believed that Penny would find someone who would love and respect her just like she had.

"If you're worried about Mr. Fisk, maybe you should just talk to him. You've been friends for a long time, I wouldn't let this ruin it." They reminded her a little bit Tyb and herself in that respect and though she really only knew Mr. Fisk in passing, he struck her like a true gentleman. Not to mention Penny was a good judge of character, even if her imagination got the better of her sometimes.