"Is it?" said Rotha. "But it is right to like to look nice, Mrs. Mowbray, is it not?"
"It is right to like to see everything look nice, therefore of course oneself included."
"Then that is not vanity."
"No,—but vanity is near. It all depends on what you want to look nice for."
Rotha looked an inquiry.
"What do you want to look nice for?" Mrs. Mowbray asked smiling.
"I suppose," Rotha said slowly, "one likes to have people like one."
"And you think the question of dress has to do with that?"
"Yes, ma'am, I do."
"Well, so do I. But then—why do you want people to like you? What for?"