It makes the room look like a different thing." Other benefactions followed.

Polly, it appeared, had bought more Indian curiosities in Denver than she knew what to do with, and begged permission to leave a big bear-skin and two wolf-skins with Clover for the winter, and a splendid striped Navajo blanket as a portiere to keep off draughts from the entry.

Katy had set herself up in California blankets while they were in San Francisco, and she now insisted on leaving a pair behind, and loaning Clover besides one of two beautiful Japanese silk pictures which Ned had given her, and which made a fine spot of color on the pretty new wall.

There were presents in her trunks for all at home, and Ned had sent Clover a beautiful lacquered box.
Somehow Clover seemed like a new and doubly-interesting Clover to Katy.
She was struck by the self-reliance which had grown upon her, by her bright ways and the capacity and judgment which all her arrangements exhibited; and she listened with delight to Mrs.Hope's praises of her sister.
"She really is a wonderful little creature; so wise and judgmatical, and yet so pretty and full of fun.

People are quite cracked about her out here.