She could be relied upon, at any time, to find amusement for herself.

She was full of resources, but what these resources exactly were it would be difficult to say.

She would sit for hours alone, staring in front of her.

She never played with toys--she did not draw or read--but she was never dull, and always had the most perfect of appetites.

She had never, from the day of her birth, known an hour's illness.
It was, however, in the company of other children that she was most characteristic.