The Boy Grew Older

stopped at a store and asked for Dr. Kerley's book. The clerk

e quite to answer the needs of Peter, but since there was nothing else he took them both. Arriving at his flat in West Sixty-sixth Street three doors away from Central Park, Pete

ay," he said. "And

ked her for that. Whether she was

r to. I want you to come and live here and be his nurse. I'll pay you fifteen dollars a week. You remember you said you wou

a week off, Mr.

are of him once a week. I've got a couple of books here that tell how to do it. T

nd I can't see print at all without

this baby when he comes tomorrow. Don't stand up. Sit down, Kate. This

ook and decided to

, "that was married to a man named Scott. Sh

that a summary would be sufficient, "that the most important tas

ly speaking from birth to the age of six, constitute the

til he found a heading, "

hat the home cannot be a normal home unles

he non-essentials in life. She must give the best of herself to important things and she must le

. This one's called 'The Christian Nursery,' That doesn't sound much good, but we'll see. 'Functions of the Family-.' 'The

all. I'll have to go and get that Dr. Kerley book they to

g, mind you, that books aren't the great things for wisdom but it's not wisdom that little children do be needing. The Blessed Virgin herself, she didn

hat night. He could not remember whether it was in the Christian book or the other that he had come across the paragraph about the mother-"She must learn to discriminate between the essentials and the non-essentials in life." He wondered whether it was essential that Maria should devote herself to the gurgling little child who cried about everythin

the window. There was nothing in the room to remind him of Maria except the grand piano. He would get rid of that. His mind began to lose its ache. He could accept the fact that Maria had gone. He would remember her now always as he had seen her that first night standing still in the centre of the stage just before she beg