Ever since Patty's first visit to the print shop Corinna had felt a genuine liking for her.

The girl had something deeper than charm, reflected the older woman; she had determination and endurance, the essentials of character.

Of course she was crude, she was ignorant; but these are never insurmountable obstacles except to the dull.

With intelligence and resourcefulness all things are possible--even the metamorphosis of a circus rider's daughter into a woman of the world.
Becoming suddenly aware that Vetch was silent, and that Mrs.Berkeley had turned to Judge Page on her left, Corinna looked for the first time into the frank blue eyes of the Governor.

Strange eyes they were, she thought, the one striking feature in a face that was ordinary.