One simile would be “shy at first like a foal,”
Answer: could not afford one.
Explanation: This is from the story two kinds, and I know that the book says they are extremely poor, her mother does housekeeping for a living.
He spends Christmas all alone
I'm not quite sure but I believe it is: 3 1/4, 3 3/8, 3 6/8, 4 1/4, 4 1/2, 5 5/8, 5 1/2