num_pages: 585
description: She opened the door of a room on the floor below and took the child over to a bed in which a woman was lying. It was his mother. She stretched out her arms, and the child nestled by her side. He did not ask why he had been awakened. The woman kissed his eyes, and with thin, small hands felt the warm body through his white flannel nightgown. She pressed the child closer to herself. "Are you sleepy, darling?" she said. Her voice was so weak that it seemed to come already from a great distance. The child did not answer, but smiled comfortably. He was very happy in the large, warm bed, with those soft arms about him. He tried to make himself smaller still as he cuddled up against his mother, and he kissed her sleepily. In a moment he closed his eyes and was fast asleep. The doctor came forwards and stood by the bedside. "Oh, don't take him away yet," she moaned.
language: English
title: Of Human Bondage
titlecomplete: Of Human Bondage
characters: Emily Wilkinson, Louisa Carey, Fanny Price (Of Human Bondage), Sally Athelny, Philip Carey, Thorpe Athelny, Harry Griffiths, Dr. Tyrell, Hayward, Norah Nesbit, Cronshaw, Dr. South, Frederick Lawson, Mildred Rogers, Ruth Chalice, Betty Athelny
genres: 20th Century, Coming Of Age, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, British Literature, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 55877
places: Paris, England, London, England, Brighton and Hove, Sussex, England, Blackstable, Kent, England, Heidelberg
publisher: Wildside Pr