"And your plain sewing is so beautiful, Maggie,"said Lucy, "that I think I shall beg a few specimens of you to show as fancy-work. Your exquisite sewing is quite a mystery to me, you used to dislike that sort of work so much in old days."
"It is a mystery easily explained, dear," said Maggie,looking up quietly. "plain sewing was the only thing I could get money by, so I was obliged to try and do it well."