She had to have it, that was all.

Also, she had to have those dresses.

She thought of Wesley and dismissed it.

She thought of the Bird Woman, and knew she could not tell her.

She thought of every way in which she ever had hoped to earn money and realized that with the play, committee meetings, practising, and final examinations she scarcely had time to live, much less to do more than the work required for her pictures and gifts.