"I wonder what mother would think of me," she said to herself, "if she knew how I really secured my present position as one of the lucky three; I wonder what mother would think about it.  Would she be terribly shocked?  I doubt if the little Mummy has the highest principles in the world; in fact, I don't doubt, for I am quite certain that the Mummy's principles are a little lax, but there, she is the Mummy, and I love her.  What a queer thing love is, for Mummy is not the highest-souled woman, nor the most beautiful in the world.  Still, she is the Mummy, and I love her."