What was the money expended and the discomforts of that tiresome morning that she shopped in town, or the many trips to the dressmaker's, compared to the rapture in Betty's shining eyes?
Mrs.Sherman had never seen such happiness, or heard such a gladness in a voice as when Betty cried out, "Oh, godmother! Are you a witch?
It is too good to be true.

I thought I was coming to an ordinary house party, and I've walked straight into a real, live fairy tale! Oh, I can never thank you enough! Never, never, never." She threw her arms around her godmother's neck and kissed her again and again.
Presently leaving Betty to gloat over her treasures by herself, Lloyd followed Mrs.Sherman out of the room.

"Now I see what you meant, mothah," she said, "about the different ways of givin' things.

It can't hurt anybody's pride if you make them feel that you give it for love's sweet sake.

That was a beautiful way you did it, mothah, and I'll never fo'get it.".