Christmas Past
“The little one did not do much but sleep, and Dr Roberts said she was thriving well, but for the last two days she had cried continuously, and Mary was at her wit’s end to know how to console her.
She lifted the baby from the pram in the kitchen and rocked her gently, supporting the dark little head with her left hand. She felt how hot the head was, and when she laid Jacqueline down she noticed the hoarseness of her cry. Alarmed, she ran upstairs to where Jack was trying to sleep after the ...night shift.
‘Jack!’ She pulled down the covers from over his head. ‘Jack, get up. It’s our Jacqueline, I think we ought to have the doctor.’ Jack was out of bed, struggling with his trousers, before Mary had finished explaining. ‘What’s wrong?’ he enquired anxiously.
‘I don’t know. Perhaps it’s only a chill, but we’d better be on the safe side.’ She ran quickly down the stairs, Jack following behind.MoreLess
She lifted the baby from the pram in the kitchen and rocked her gently, supporting the dark little head with her left hand. She felt how hot the head was, and when she laid Jacqueline down she noticed the hoarseness of her cry. Alarmed, she ran upstairs to where Jack was trying to sleep after the ...night shift.
‘Jack!’ She pulled down the covers from over his head. ‘Jack, get up. It’s our Jacqueline, I think we ought to have the doctor.’ Jack was out of bed, struggling with his trousers, before Mary had finished explaining. ‘What’s wrong?’ he enquired anxiously.
‘I don’t know. Perhaps it’s only a chill, but we’d better be on the safe side.’ She ran quickly down the stairs, Jack following behind.MoreLess
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