Little Girl Lost
“Nothing happened yet?’ Caitlin said. ‘I wonder should we have a word with the nurse.’ Maeve looked up and smiled as Sylvie entered the room. The little maid of all work was wielding the heavy iron on her mistress’s best white blouse and now she held it suspended for a moment. She noticed how pale and tired Sylvie looked after a day in the laundry and admired the other girl’s courage in continuing the work when her baby was due any day.
Sylvie sighed and shook her head at Caitlin’s suggestion. ‘...No, I don’t need to see the nurse. I’ve always been vague about dates. I were late with Becky, so this one will probably be the same. And don’t they say boys are always later than girls? But oh, I’m fed up with looking like an elephant, and feeling like one, too.’ Caitlin laughed. ‘You are pretty large,’ she acknowledged, ‘but you don’t look a bit like an elephant; you’re far too pretty.’ She turned to Maeve. ‘Make us all a cup of tea, there’s a good girl.’ Maeve stood the iron down in the grate and limped over to the teapot.MoreLess
Sylvie sighed and shook her head at Caitlin’s suggestion. ‘...No, I don’t need to see the nurse. I’ve always been vague about dates. I were late with Becky, so this one will probably be the same. And don’t they say boys are always later than girls? But oh, I’m fed up with looking like an elephant, and feeling like one, too.’ Caitlin laughed. ‘You are pretty large,’ she acknowledged, ‘but you don’t look a bit like an elephant; you’re far too pretty.’ She turned to Maeve. ‘Make us all a cup of tea, there’s a good girl.’ Maeve stood the iron down in the grate and limped over to the teapot.MoreLess
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