“She ran incautiously along the narrow ledge, grazing her exposed legs against the stone wall.”

“They were flimsy shelters, most of them poorly built of light wood, with spindle porch-posts horribly mutilated by the turning-lathe.”

“The happy child clung loosely to her mother while being surrounded by her other family members.”

“The menu must have been placed in a precarious position because the sign moved to and fro as the men tried to make an order.”

“The almshouse was, therefore, a socially stigmatizing option as well as an unsafe setting for childbirth, because of the high risk of infection.”

“Our children face an uncertain future filled with evils I never had to face as a child and young adult.”

“I was an insecure kid who only wanted his father's approval.”

“He shuffled over to open the shutters and found that they and the windows were unlocked.”