What does this mean?

"Miss Tashman is the blase. Albion-accented young woman who holds her head high and counts her words."

Why would somebody count her words?

Frankly, I havent come across this phrase all that much. But, I would say this would mean that she speaks very carefully, deliberately and after careful consideration. She doesnt keep blabbering away, and "thinks before she speaks".

***she speaks very carefully, deliberately and after careful consideration. She doesnt keep blabbering away, and "thinks before she speaks"***

Aye...an' t'is a rare lassie who does that I can tell thee for sure......

Maybe she's a statistician and likes accumulating data on word use?

"Aye...an' t'is a rare lassie who does that I can tell thee for sure......"

Women vex you, don't they?

<< "Aye...an' t'is a rare lassie who does that I can tell thee for sure......"

Women vex you, don't they? >>

On an average, women do talk more than men.......there's no denying that.

<<Women vex you, don't they? >>

Yes, but we lke to be vexed by them.

"Women vex you, don't they?"
Playing "Freud" here, aren't we?