half-gratification

Updated: August 25, 2026

I expected to find a rather interesting child of the humbler classes. I remember particularly that he said she looked as though she had had a hard time." Mary's changed aspect had one unforeseen result. When she presented herself at Wistaria Terrace the baby did not know her. Her stepmother shed a few tears, which were half-gratification.

Katharine Tynan - Mary Gray