acorn-studded

Updated: May 9, 2025

A plaster-of-paris kitten, once the idol of a child whose son now doubtless lay in a national burial-ground, looked down from the mantel-piece. There was the frail rocking-chair that was never intended to be sat in, and on the wall, in an acorn-studded frame, was a faded picture entitled "The Return of the Prodigal." Richmond was sinking to sleep when Henry called him. "What is it?"

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