"I am just through with a summer, and a summer is to me always a trying ordeal"

This quote by Maria Mitchell speaks with the problem of summer season. For her, summer season was an ordeal, a hard and trying experience. It is most likely that she was describing the heat and humidity of the season, which can be overbearing and draining pipes. It is likewise possible that she was describing the long days and the absence of structure that summer can bring. Without the structure of school and work, summer can be a time of uneasyness and dullness. For Maria Mitchell, summertime was a challenge that she needed to endure. It is most likely that she was eased to have actually made it through the summertime and was looking forward to the cooler months ahead.