"For all that, I wish I could see Frederick once more--just once. He was my first baby, Margaret." Mrs. Hale spoke wistfully, and almost as if apologising for the yearning, craving wish, as though it were a depreciation of her remaining child. But such an idea never crossed Margaret's mind. She was thinking how her mother's desire could be fulfilled.

'For all that, I wish I could see Frederick once more - just once.' Mrs. Hale spoke wistfully, and almost apologetically, as though the wish were a depreciation of her remaining child. But such an idea never crossed Margaret's mind. She was thinking how her mother's desire could be fulfilled.
