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Esther's Charge
Evelyn Everett-Green
Esther's Charge
Evelyn Everett-Green
"fun on the rare occasions when she was free to indulge in it. She was ten years old at this time, and she was not taller than many children are at seven or eight; but there was a thoughtful look upon the small face and in the big gray eyes which was different from what is generally to be seen in the eyes of children of that age. "Two little boys!" repeated Esther gravely; "they will be my cousins, I suppose. How old are they, and what are their names, mama?" "The elder is nine, and the other rather more than a year younger. He does not mention their names, but I know the elder is called Philip, after our grandfather. I'm not quite sure about the second. Arthur is such a very bad correspondent, and poor Ada died when the second boy was born. You see it was like this, Esther. The grandmother on the mother's side kept house for him, and took care of the children after their mother died-she was living with him then. She died a year ago, and things have been going on in the same groove at his house. But now comes this appointment abroad, and he can neither take the boys nor leave them at home alone. They are not fit for school yet, he says. Of course they are not ready for public school, but I [...]."
Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
Lançado | 6 de novembro de 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9781979485883 |
Editoras | Createspace Independent Publishing Platf |
Páginas | 130 |
Dimensões | 189 × 246 × 7 mm · 244 g |
Idioma | English |
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