The kailyard is not big, but seems to be more charming and verdant with tender leaves of a variety of vegetables after been gave elaborate care by its master and abundant rainwater this year.
She did not care for the eager competition furnished by the sixteen-year-olds whose fresh cheeks and bright smiles made one forget their twice-turned frocks and patched shoes.
There was an air of dignity and pride about her now that, oddly enough, became her better than the determined girlish sweetness of her days at Twelve Oaks.
She was a trifle smaller than the others, and she seemed to have a more graceful neck and more attractive ways than any of his other friends on the lake.
The two younger ones were embroidering: both were rosy and pretty and they differed only in that one had a little mole on her lip which made her much prettier.
She flushed quickly and prettily. " I'll admit I don't like defeat any more than you do, or any more than I like the idea of killing such pretty, inoffensive creatures" .
For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserve, plainness or charm may be suggested by your name and conveyed to other people before they even meet you.