"Because that's what I need. Another woman around here that smarts off at me," he joked. "Having a child doesn't mean it will ruin your figure, dear. Nothing can ruin that," he said, ensuring her of her eternal beauty. "You'll be putting on performances for years to come."
Stephen finally looked at Arabella, studying her intently and he may have been doing some sort of spell secretly to ascertain her truthful identity, but it was her eyes, those curious eyes and impish smile like her mother's that really solidified it to him.
"She is our daughter for certain," he announced as if it were some big mystery revealed.