Nuttie's FatherYonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary)
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Nuttie's Father
Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary)
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Nuttie only came down for a short time before the visitors went away;
and then she wrote a note to Dr. Brownlow, which Mark promised to leave
as he went to the city in the morning, Mr. Egremont, in his present
relief, pooh-poohing all fears, and backing up Annaple's belief in the
powers of 'tired nature's soft restorer'; but Mr. Dutton looked grave
and said that he had remarked the extreme tenderness, but had hoped
that much was due to his own inexperience in handling little children.
The parting clasp of the hand had a world of meaning in it, and Nuttie
openly said that she hoped to tell him after matins at St. Michael's
how the boy was. But she could not be there. When she went upstairs
at night the half-delirious terrors had returned, and there was another
difficult soothing and comforting before the child slept again. Nurse
fancied the unwonted presence might disturb him, and insisted on her
going to her own room.
When she returned in the morning it was to find that since daylight he
had been more quietly asleep; but there was a worn sunken look about
his face, and she could not be satisfied to leave him alone while the
nurses stirred about and breakfasted.
He awoke smiling and happy; he looked about and said gladly, 'Wyn at
home! Wyn's own nursery,' but he did not want to get up; 'Wyn so
tired,' he said, speaking of himself in the baby form that he had for
several months discarded, but he said his pretty 'thank you,' and took
delight in breakfasting in his cot, though still in a subdued way, and
showing great reluctance to move or be touched.
Nuttie was sent for to report of him to his father, who would not hear
for a moment of anxiety, declaring that the boy would be quite well if
they let him alone, he only wanted rest, and insisting on following out
his intention of seeing a police superintendent to demand whether the
kidnapping rascals could not be prosecuted.
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