Father likes him fine, so he is going to give me money to get all I need.

He offered to, himself." Kate finished her braid, pulled the combings from the comb and slowly wrapped the end of her hair as she digested these convincing facts.
She swung the heavy braid around her head, placed a few pins, then crossed to her sister and laid a shaking hand on her shoulder.

Her face was working strongly.
"Nancy Ellen, I didn't mean one ugly word I said.

You gave me an awful surprise, and that was just my bald, ugly Bates way of taking it.

I think you are one of the most beautiful women I ever have seen, alive or pictured.