TomandCharles。CharleshadbeenbornsinceFanny’sgoingaway,butTomshehadoftenhelpedtonurse,andnowfeltaparticularpleasureinseeingagain。
Bothwerekissedverytenderly,butTomshewantedtokeepbyher,totrytotracethefeaturesofthebabyshehadloved,andtalkedto,ofhisinfantpreferenceofherself。Tom,however,hadnomindforsuchtreatment:
hecamehomenottostandandbetalkedto,buttorunaboutandmakeanoise;andbothboyshadsoonburstfromher,andslammedtheparlour-doortillhertemplesached。
Shehadnowseenallthatwereathome;thereremainedonlytwobrothersbetweenherselfandSusan,oneofwhomwasaclerkinapublicofficeinLondon,andtheothermidshipmanonboardanIndiaman。
Butthoughshehad_seen_allthemembersofthefamily,shehadnotyet_heard_allthenoisetheycouldmake。