They are more yours than mine , Bertha , any hour in the four-and-twenty . What shall your eyes do for you , dear ? '' `` Look round the room , father . '' `` All right , '' said Caleb . `` No sooner said than done , Bertha . '' `` Tell me about it . '' `` It 's much the same as usual , '' said Caleb . `` Homely , but very snug . The gay colours on the walls ; the bright flowers on the plates and dishes ; the shining wood , where there are beams or panels ; the general cheerfulness and neatness of the building , -- make it very pretty . '' Cheerful and neat it was , wherever Bertha 's hands could busy themselves . But nowhere else were cheerfulness and neatness possible in the old crazy shed which Caleb 's fancy so transformed . `` You have your working dress on , and are not so gallant as when you wear the handsome coat ? '' said Bertha , touching him . `` Not quite so gallant , '' answered Caleb . `` Pretty brisk , though . '' `` Father , '' said the Blind Girl , drawing close to his side , and stealing one arm round his neck , `` tell me something about May . She is very fair ? '' `` She is indeed , '' said Caleb . And she was indeed . It was quite a rare thing to Caleb not to have to draw on his invention .
`` Her hair is dark , '' said Bertha pensively , `` darker XXXXX mine .
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