The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886

CALLED AWAY. THE SHEPHERD'S FAIRY: Chapter 2. DINNERS FOR TWO. A DREAM OF QUEEN'S GARDENS: Part 1. THE WEATHER AND HEALTH. GIRLS' FRIENDSHIPS: Chapter 1. MERLE'S CRUSADE: Chapter 2. THE CONTENTS OF MY WORK-BOX. BITS ABOUT ANIMALS. VARIETIES ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. p the old oak staircase three or four stairs at a time sprang the baron; then he walked quickly with beating heart down the long corridor to the west wing, where the nursery was, and pausing at the top of a spiral staircase which led to the side door he intended to go out by, he shouted impatiently to the housemaid who was left in charge of the baby. The girl came running to do her master's bidding, and no sooner had the white streamers of her cap disappeared down the corridor than the baron darted into the nursery. A lamp was burning on a table at one end of the room, and at the other, carefully guarded from any draught by a folding-screen, stood a swinging-cradle, on pedestals of silver. The framework, the baron knew, was an old family relic, but the cradle itself was a new and wonderful creation of white swansdown and blue satin, lined with lace and trimmed with pale blue ribbons. In this mass of satin and lace lay the baron's tiny daughter, fast asleep, her small fingers grasping a lovely toy of pink coral with golden bells, which was fastened round her waist with pale blue ribbon. For one moment the baron hesitated. To tear the little creature from her luxurious home, and trust her to the tender mercies of some rough sailors for a day or two, and then leave her in the hands of strangers, who might or might not be kind to her, seemed hard even to the baron, whose mind was warped by jealousy; but then came the thought that all this luxury with which the child was so extravagantly surrounded was bad for her; if Mathilde persisted in pampering her in this way, she would grow up weak and delicate. The life he had chosen for her was far more healthy; and if she were inured to a harder life in her infancy, she was much more likely to develop into a strong, healthy girl; and as he quieted his conscience with these thoughts his hesitation vanished, and he stooped to pick her up. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 18293
Author: Various
Release Date: May 1, 2006
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Editor: Peters, Charles, active 1880-1907