Several days had passed, and nothing had yet been accomplished; and she did so want to pass her guest on to the other girls greatly improved.
“Why bother? I can twist it up in a couple of minutes,” replied Emma, only mildly interested.
“But I think it would be so much more becoming if it were short.”
“I’m not one to fuss about looking well. I’m so homely anyway that it doesn’t matter.”
There was something a bit pathetic about the admission, but it rather annoyed Nancy.
“That’s all nonsense!” she snapped. “It is everybody’s duty to look her best at all times.”
“How so?”
Emma, was obviously surprised at her vehemence.
“Because other people have to look at us; and because, too, it gives one poise and confidence, and therefore affects one’s accomplishments.”
“I don’t see how.”