She famishes. She wishes to be
restored. Restore her, Mother!
It is the first duty of a mother to restore her child!
III.
THE DOLL.
She is hardly able to walk; she already totters under the weight of
a doll.
It is a charming and elegant affair. It has pink cheeks and
purple-black hair. She prefers brunettes, for she has already,
with the quick knowledge of a French infant, perceived she is a
blonde, and that her doll cannot rival her. Mon Dieu, how
touching! Happy child! She spends hours in preparing its toilet.
She begins to show her taste in the exquisite details of its dress.
She loves it madly, devotedly. She will prefer it to bonbons. She
already anticipates the wealth of love she will hereafter pour out
on her lover, her mother, her father, and finally, perhaps, her
husband.
This is the time the anxious parent will guide these first
outpourings. She will read her extracts from Michelet's L'Amour,
Rousseau's Heloise, and the Revue des deux Mondes.
IV.
THE MUD PIE.
She was in tears to-day.
She had stolen away from her bonne and was with some rustic
infants. They had noses in the air, and large, coarse hands and
feet.
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