. I ricordi della mia vita : essendo il mio personale, professionale e sociale ai ricordi come donna e artista. capannone di legno e di questa camera, theinfirmary adiacente, è stato quello in cui delicate o convalescenti childrenslept. Mamma è stata rassicurata vedendo questo, e abbiamo quindi wentdown e ispezionati i motivi. Ci sono state tre boschi, theLittle legno, Medio il legno e il legno grossi e thenthere era un frutteto che si estendeva lungo quanto l'occhio couldsee. In questo frutteto era il palazzo dove i poveri childrenlived. Essi Mcre insegnato gratis dalle monache, e ogni weekthey ci ha aiutato con il servizio di lavanderia per il

• Collaboratore: The Reading Room / Alamy Foto Stock
• ID dell’immagine: 2AG2MXH
• Dimensioni dei file: 7,2 MB (448 KB Download compresso)
• Liberatorie: Modello - no | Proprietà - no
• Dimensioni: 1415 x 1767 px | 24 x 29,9 cm | 9,4 x 11,8 inches | 150dpi

Altre informazioni

Questa foto è un'immagine di pubblico dominio, il che significa che il copyright è scaduto o che il titolare del copyright ha rinunciato a tale diritto. Alamy addebita un costo per l'accesso alla copia ad alta risoluzione dell'immagine.

Questa immagine potrebbe avere delle imperfezioni perché è storica o di reportage.

. Memories of my life : being my personal, professional, and social recollections as woman and artist. shed wood and this room, adjoining theinfirmary, was the one in which delicate or convalescent childrenslept. Mamma was reassured on seeing this, and we then wentdown and inspected the grounds. There were three woods, theLittle Wood, the Middle Wood, and the Big Wood, and thenthere was an orchard that stretched along as far as the eye couldsee. In this orchard was the building where the poor childrenlived. They Mcre taught gratis by the nuns, and every weekthey helped with the laundry for the convent. The sight of these immense woods with swings, hammocks, and a gymnasium delighted me, for I thought I should be ableto roam about at pleasure there. Mother Ste. Sophie explainedto us that the Little AYood was reserved for the older pupils andthe Irid(lle Wood for the little ones, while the Big AVood wasfor the whole convent on holidays. Then after telling us aboutthe collecting of the chestnuts and the gathering of the acacia.Mother Ste. Sojihie informed us that every child could have 20. I BEGIN MY CONVENT LIFE a small garden and that sometimes two or three of them had alarger one between them. Oh, can I have a garden of my own! I exclaimed, agarden all to myself? Yes, replied my mother, one of your own. The Mother Superior called the gardener, Pere Larcher, theonly man, Avith the exception of the almoner, who was on theconvent staff. Pere Larcher, said the kind woman, here is a little girlwho wants a beautiful garden. Find a nice place for it. Very good. Reverend Mother, ansAvered the honest fel-low, and I saw my father slip a coin into his hand, for whichthe man thanked him in an embarrassed way. It was getting late and we had to separate. I rememberquite well that I did not feel any grief, as I was thinking ofnothing but my garden. The convent no longer seemed to melike a prison but like Paradise. I kissed my mother and myaunt. Papa drew me to him and held me a mo

Parole chiave associate all'immagine

• bookcentury1900
• bookdecade1900
• bookpublishernewyorkdappleton