Wouldn't it make a day worth while, though?
By the way, what do you want for Christmas, Ruth ?" "A doll," she answered.
The Harvester laughed.

He tipped his head again to see her face and suddenly grew quiet, for it was very serious.
"I am quite in earnest," she said.

"I think the big dolls in the stores are beautiful, and I never owned only a teeny little one.

All my life I've wanted a big doll as badly as I ever longed for anything that was not absolutely necessary to keep me alive.

In fact, a doll is essential to a happy childhood.