She could possibly have conquered the fear of hunger and gone back; the though of hard work and a narrow round of suffering would, under the last pressure of conscience have yielded, but spoil her appearance ?-be old-clothes and poor-appearing ?-never! Drouet heightened her opinion on this and allied subjects in such a manner as to weaken her power of resisting their influence.

It is so easy to do this when the thing opined is in the line of what we desire.
In his hearty way, he insisted upon her good looks.

He looked at her admiringly, and she took it at its full value.

Under the circumstances, she did not need to carry herself as pretty women do.

She picked that knowledge up fast enough for herself.