Report on the book Cheaper By the Dozen

MOMMYS ANGEL


THERE CAME A FRANTIC KNOCK AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE DOOR, A KNOCK, MORE
URGENT THAN HE HAD EVER HEARD BEFORE.

"COME IN, COME IN,"
THE IMPATIENT DOCTOR SAID, "COME IN, COME IN, BEFORE YOU WAKE THE DEAD."

IN WALKED A FRIGHTENED LITTLE GIRL, A CHILD NO MORE THAN NINE, IT WAS
PLAIN FOR ALL TO SEE, SHE HAD TROUBLES ON HER MIND.

"OH DOCTOR, I BEG YOU, PLEASE COME WITH ME, MY MOTHER IS SURELY DYING,
SHE'S AS SICK AS SHE CAN BE."

"I DON'T MAKE HOUSE CALLS, BRING YOUR MOTHER HERE,"

"BUT SHE'S TOO SICK, SO YOU MUST COME OR SHE WILL DIE I FEAR."

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