The only thing that interested her was music, and that came natural to her.

I've studied Sylvia carefully,--I'm ashamed to confess how carefully,--fearing that she would grow to be like her mother; but she's another sort, and I doubt if she will change.

You can already see the woman in her.

That child, Sally, has in her the making of a great woman.
I've been careful not to crowd her, but she has a wonderful mind,--not the brilliant sort that half sees things in lightning flashes, but a vigorous mind, that can grapple with a problem and fight it out.

I'm afraid to tell you how remarkable I think she is.