...and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay parties.
Frances Hodgson BurnettIt's so easy that when you begin you can't stop. You just go on and on doing it always.
Frances Hodgson BurnettImagine, if you can, what the rest of the evening was like. How they crouched by the fire which blazed and leaped and made much of itself in the little grate. How they removed the covers of the dishes, and found rich, hot savory soup, which was a meal in itself, and sandwiches and toast and muffins enough for both of them.
Frances Hodgson Burnett