Ada laughed and put her arm about my neck as I stood looking at the fire, and told me I was a quiet, dear, good creature and had won her heart. "You are so thoughtful, Esther," she said, "and yet so cheerful! And you do so much, so unpretendingly! You would make a home out of even this house."

Ada laughed and put her arm around me, and told me I was a quiet, dear, good creature.
"You are so thoughtful, Esther," she said, "and yet so cheerful! And you do so much! You would make a home out of even this house."
