However, it might have been worse.

Leda had twins." "So had Mrs.Barnabas last week," rejoined the accoucheur.

"Who knows what may be in store for you yet?
Here's a health to Master Caxton, and lots of brothers and sisters to him." "Brothers and sisters! I am sure Mrs.Caxton will never think of such a thing, sir," said my father, almost indignantly; "she's much too good a wife to behave so.

Once in a way it is all very well; but twice--and as it is, not a paper in its place, nor a pen mended the last three days: I, too, who can only write cuspide duriuscula,--and the baker coming twice to me for his bill, too! The Ilithyiae, are troublesome deities, Mr.Squills." "Who are the Ilithyiae ?" asked the accoucheur.
"You ought to know," answered my father, smiling,--"the female daemons who presided over the Neogilos, or New-born.

They take the name from Juno.