A bachelor's children are always young: they're immortal children — always lisping, waddling, helpless, and with a chance of turning out good.


The Works of George Eliot: Felix Holt (1878 edition)


A bachelor's children are always young: they're immortal children — always lisping, waddling, helpless, and with a chance of turning out good.

A bachelor's children are always young: they're immortal children — always lisping, waddling, helpless, and with a chance of turning out good.

A bachelor's children are always young: they're immortal children — always lisping, waddling, helpless, and with a chance of turning out good.

A bachelor's children are always young: they're immortal children — always lisping, waddling, helpless, and with a chance of turning out good.