"It is like that at home, too," she said, trying to press the earrings into Ada's hand. She'd meant it; they were a gift for her, for all that the girl had done for her son. "But 'tis easy to love someone with a merry heart who is buying the drinks. You still care for him when his coin runs out and his smile fades."
Re: Welcome! [Grad 2018]
"It is like that at home, too," she said, trying to press the earrings into Ada's hand. She'd meant it; they were a gift for her, for all that the girl had done for her son. "But 'tis easy to love someone with a merry heart who is buying the drinks. You still care for him when his coin runs out and his smile fades."