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Updated: June 9, 2025
I asked whether Irene intended to be my god-mother, as she had threatened. "Not so," replied Martina. "On that point she has changed her mind." "So much the better," I said. "But why?" "There is a canon of the Church, Olaf, which forbids intermarriage between a god-parent and his or her god-child," she replied dryly. "Whether this canon has come to the Augusta's memory or not, I cannot say.
We try to be just, and we saw that it was not really her fault that Noël and H.O. had cut those electric wires, so we all went; but we did not take Albert Morrison, because he was fortunately away with an aged god-parent of his mother's who writes tracts at Tunbridge Wells. The garden was all flowery and green, and Mr. and Mrs.
Now appeared upon the scene several persons, both white and black, each of whom wanted a young mocking-bird for a cage; but I stood over him like a god-parent and refused to let any one touch him.
Morel was fond of him, and he depended on her. For hours he talked to her, when she was well. He became the god-parent of the child. Occasionally the minister stayed to tea with Mrs. Morel. Then she laid the cloth early, got out her best cups, with a little green rim, and hoped Morel would not come too soon; indeed, if he stayed for a pint, she would not mind this day.
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