I love this progression too.

And if you have even a small streak of actor in you, I have a suggestion: Try speaking (outloud) Miss Bates' dialog to yourself. For one thing, doing this can be a great source of amusement (though unless one can speak pretty quickly, this may not be the best idea.)

For another, JA uses her dialog to relate a lot of relevant detail, and reading it out loud helps (me at least) to catch more of the meaning contained therein. Just keep in mind that relevant information is hopelessly mixed in with things that are entirely irrelevant.