 | 1820
...' m'y precious mother, and in being a comfort not a burthen, to my equally dear father.' Mr. Mjnin thought it best to comply with her request ; and retired...his own feelings, that he might be able to attend to bis wife. " In half an hour, Helen and her father were at Mrs. Martin's bedside. She smiled faintly,... | |
 | Lady Isabella Wellwood Stoddart - 1854
...duty, both in attending the last moments of my beloved mother, and in being a comfort, not a burden, to my equally dear father." Mr. Martin thought it...she thus addressed her husband : " My dear, I wish much to see my mother : pray write for her ; she will, I am sure, gratify me." Mr. Martin immediately... | |
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Mr. Martin thought it best to comply with her request, and retired to try and subdue his own feelings, that he might be able to attend to his wife. In half an hour Helen and her father were at Mrs. Martin's bedside; she smiled faintly when she perceived... 