Tenterhooks

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Because Edith had not been feeling very well that seemed no reason why she should be the centre of interest; and Bruce with that jealousy of the privileges of the invalid and in that curious spirit of rivalry which his wife had so often observed had started with enterprise an indisposition of his own as if to divert public attention. While he was at Carlsbad he heard the news. Then he received a letter from Edith speaking with deference and solicitude of Bruce's rheumatism entreating him to do the cure thoroughly and suggesting that they should call the little girl Matilda after a rich and sainted - though still living - aunt of Edith's. It might be an advantage to the child's future (in every sense) to have a godmother so wealthy and so religious. It appeared from the detailed description that the new daughter had as a matter of course (and at two days old) long golden hair far below her waist sweeping lashes and pencilled brows a rosebud mouth an intellectual forehead chiselled features and a tall elegant figure. She was a magnificent regal-looking creature and was a superb beauty of the classic type and yet with it she was dainty and winsome. She had great talent for music. This it appeared was shown by the breadth between the eyes and the timbre of her voice.