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Nobody said she was ill, however it would have been so inconvenient; and as she said nothing about it herself, but lay pale and placid, giving no trouble to anybody, nobody thought much about her. All the world was absorbed in admiring the baby. The christening-day came at last, and it was as lovely as the Prince himself.
Once upon a time a baby boy was born in a little brown house, far away in a country village, and everybody was invited to his christening and everybody was glad to come. Now the baby's mother had a fairy godmother of whom she was very fond. This fairy was rich and all the people said, "Surely she will bring a present to the baby on his christening-day, that is worth a great deal of money."
He had made it known to his brother-in-law, Lord Kirton, and also to Mr. Carr. Both had agreed that nothing had better be said until the christening-day was over. But there came a reaction. When Lady Hartledon had got over her first grief, the other annoyance returned to her, and she fell again to brooding over it in a very disturbing fashion.
Preston offered her first a five, and then a twenty-pound note; but she declined either; but she did not decline a present that the two ladies made her together, and this was no other than my release from the Fleet. Lord Tiptoff's lawyer paid every one of the bills against me, and that happy christening-day made me a free man.
And then a plaintive voice came from the hall, saying, "Are you never coming home, mother? I'm worn out waiting for you." A little patch of youth had blossomed in Grannie since the baby came. "Good-night, Pete," she cried from the gate, "and many happy returns of the christening-day." "One was enough for yourself, mother," said Cæsar, and then his voice went rumbling down the street.
"Your christening-day was a blessed day for us all," said the old farmer. "He has never given me so much as a lucky sixpence," muttered Good Luck's godson. "I am not Fortune I make no presents," said the godfather. When we are discontented it is oftener to please our neighbours than ourselves. It was because the other boys had said "Simon, the shoemaker's son, has an alderman for his godfather.
"Although my husband does not like in general to have his birthday or christening-day kept," Charlotte said, "he will not object today to these few ornaments being expended on a treble festival." "Treble?" cried Edward. "Yes, indeed," she replied.
Charles only said "Gammin!" to this: but psha! in bragging about my own spirit, I forgot to say what great good fortune my dear wife's conduct procured for me. On the christening-day, Mr.
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