Repeat: But Edward was persistent, and Mrs Sidgwick, a widowed mother caring for three young children - one of whom, Mary, was beset with an unquenchable desire to please people - was powerless to resist.
But Edward was persistent, and Mrs Sidgwick, a widowed mother caring for three young children - one of whom, Mary, was beset with an unquenchable desire to please people - was powerless to resist.