Chapter 15: Early and Late

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​⁠One of Sylvia's first acts when she rose was most significant. She shook down her abundant hair, carefully arranged a part in thick curls over cheeks and forehead, gathered the rest into its usual coil, and said to herself, as she surveyed her face half hidden in the shining cloud—

"It looks very sentimental, and I hate the weakness that drives me to it, but it must be done, because my face is such