Of course, Lady Arabella could not suckle the young heir herself. Ladi…

Anthony Trollope
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Of course, Lady Arabella could not suckle the young heir herself. Ladies Arabella never can. They are gifted with the powers of being mothers, but not nursing mothers. Nature gives them bosoms for show, but not for use. So Lady Arabella had a wet-nurse. ✨ Anthony Trollope (1866). Doctor Thorne. A Novel. 9th Ed, p.27
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