The Waldorf family . =ijF=^r^^^*~T^^^==g=:Bi^::=3^^arJ-=^:£=sg^^ CHAPTER V. O habitual a thing had it becomefor grandfather to relate a storyevery evening, that the childrenfelt quite aggrieved when anything occurred to deprive themof the anticipated pleasure. Ithappened, on the day following thaton which they had listened to thelegend of the Queen of the PearlIslands, a lady came to make a visit totheir mother; and, out of politeness totheir guest, the stories were became quite impatient at being deprived oftheir accustomed indulgence, and probably felt thedisappointment the mo
The Waldorf family . =ijF=^r^^^*~T^^^==g=:Bi^::=3^^arJ-=^:£=sg^^ CHAPTER V. O habitual a thing had it becomefor grandfather to relate a storyevery evening, that the childrenfelt quite aggrieved when anything occurred to deprive themof the anticipated pleasure. Ithappened, on the day following thaton which they had listened to thelegend of the Queen of the PearlIslands, a lady came to make a visit totheir mother; and, out of politeness totheir guest, the stories were became quite impatient at being deprived oftheir accustomed indulgence, and probably felt thedisappointment the more, because the lady was so 103. uncongenial in some of her tastes, that they couldnot become interested in her or her conversation. Mrs. Lorton was a very sensible and excellentwoman; but she made the mistake of regardingchildren as necessary evils in a community, whowere to be kept out of the way as much as possible,and after being treated like babies up to a certainage, were then to receive the discipline of criminalsuntil they became men and women. She was aa widow, but had never been a mother ; and thoughher nephews and nieces paid her visits of ceremonyat stated times, yet they stood in such awe of herspotless carpets, her shining tables, her glitteringdoor-knobs and polished hearth-stones, that theymoved about like little machines, glad to escape asquick as possible from the oppressive neatness andcoldness of her abode. She had no sympathy withyouth ; none of that precious dew about her heartwhich keeps the feelings so fresh and unfaded evenin old age. Childhood was, in her opinion, a verydisagreeable period i
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