She looked actually lovely as she almost fondled the fine fabrics, smiling with warm softness at the pretty things shown her.

She spent, in fact, good deal of money, and luxuriated in so doing as she tfould never have luxuriated in spending it in finery for herself.

Nothing indeed seemed too fairy-like in its fineness, no quantity of lace seemed in excess.
Her heart positively trembled in her breast sometimes, and she found strange tears rising in her eyes.
"They are so sweet," she said plaintively to the silence of her own bedroom as she looked some of her purchases over.

"I don't know why they give me such a feeling.

They look so little and--helpless, and as if they were made to hold in one's arms.