I made up my mind to force myself to face things and just to be as bright as ever I could.

Mother and I both thought that things would be better if I tried all I could to make something out of John.

I have always felt that every woman should make all that she can out of her husband.

So I did my best first of all to straighten up John's appearance.

I shifted the style of collar he was wearing to a tighter kind that I liked better, and I brushed his hair straight backward instead of forward, which gave him a much more alert look.