after that. We talked about the baby "Katherine Chandler"
as Char always called it and I asked her if
she would be disappointed of it was a boy - saying I
preferred boys. She said "Oh, no," she liked boys best, but Claude wanted a girl - so she did. She didn't seem
to realize at all how sick she had been, but rather feel that her time
was near, tho' she had no pain. Once she said with a little sigh - I almost
said a "bright" little sigh, "Oh, it's hard to be a woman" - but immediately
afterward "But it's worth all this and more for a baby like Henry" - in such a loving tone. We sort of wandered
off and spoke of Charella. I forget
just how it started - Char said how charming
she thought her, and I did too - but as a friend - not as a brother's wife.
Then I told her how pleased Mother and I had
always been that Claude married her and she was glad. Oh, I never can forget how
irrestibly sweet she was as she lay there talking - so bright, with her
"feeling fine" to Claude when he came in.
When the nurse was ready and Dr. Young had come I took
Claude down stairs to have an orange and we
sat and talked. I told him I was so
12/15/07
after that. We talked about the baby "Katherine Chandler"
as Char always called it and I asked her if
she would be disappointed of it was a boy - saying I
preferred boys. She said "Oh, no," she liked boys best, but Claude wanted a girl - so she did. She didn't seem
to realize at all how sick she had been, but rather feel that her time
was near, tho' she had no pain. Once she said with a little sigh - I almost
said a "bright" little sigh, "Oh, it's hard to be a woman" - but immediately
afterward "But it's worth all this and more for a baby like Henry" - in such a loving tone. We sort of wandered
off and spoke of Charella. I forget
just how it started - Char said how charming
she thought her, and I did too - but as a friend - not as a brother's wife.
Then I told her how pleased Mother and I had
always been that Claude married her and she was glad. Oh, I never can forget how
irrestibly sweet she was as she lay there talking - so bright, with her
"feeling fine" to Claude when he came in.
When the nurse was ready and Dr. Young had come I took
Claude down stairs to have an orange and we
sat and talked. I told him I was so
12/15/07
after that. We talked about the baby "Katherine Chandler"
as Char always called it and I asked her if
she would be disappointed of it was a boy - saying I
preferred boys. She said "Oh, no," she liked boys best, but Claude wanted a girl - so she did. She didn't seem
to realize at all how sick she had been, but rather feel that her time
was near, tho' she had no pain. Once she said with a little sigh - I almost
said a "bright" little sigh, "Oh, it's hard to be a woman" - but immediately
afterward "But it's worth all this and more for a baby like Henry" - in such a loving tone. We sort of wandered
off and spoke of Charella. I forget
just how it started - Char said how charming
she thought her, and I did too - but as a friend - not as a brother's wife.
Then I told her how pleased Mother and I had
always been that Claude married her and she was glad. Oh, I never can forget how
irrestibly sweet she was as she lay there talking - so bright, with her
"feeling fine" to Claude when he came in.
When the nurse was ready and Dr. Young had come I took
Claude down stairs to have an orange and we
sat and talked. I told him I was so
