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Page 86
... Nanny the old nurse who took care of them all with inexhaustible maternal warmth was their guardian angel , the guardian angel of the home . Nanny's devotion to the home was so strong , so predominant , and so constantly manifested that ...
... Nanny the old nurse who took care of them all with inexhaustible maternal warmth was their guardian angel , the guardian angel of the home . Nanny's devotion to the home was so strong , so predominant , and so constantly manifested that ...
Page 87
... Nanny's worries , Nanny's anxieties ( Paul is too thin , and Adele lost her best friend in school ) to convince herself of the poignant reality of this house and its occupants ( her husband had forgotten his rubbers ) . If the children ...
... Nanny's worries , Nanny's anxieties ( Paul is too thin , and Adele lost her best friend in school ) to convince herself of the poignant reality of this house and its occupants ( her husband had forgotten his rubbers ) . If the children ...
Page 91
... Nanny . Nanny was grow- ing old . He talked to her all evening , in the kitchen . Then one day Nanny cried without control . Lillian questioned her . She wanted to get married . But she hated to leave the family . The family ! The ...
... Nanny . Nanny was grow- ing old . He talked to her all evening , in the kitchen . Then one day Nanny cried without control . Lillian questioned her . She wanted to get married . But she hated to leave the family . The family ! The ...
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