The Peppered MothA portrait of four generations of one family, this story explores themes of inheritance, DNA, the individual's place in history and fate. It spans from Bessie Bawtry, a small child living in a Yorkshire mining town in 1905, to her granddaughter, listening to a lecture on genetic inheritance. |
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Page 270
... rings . Will it be Seb again ? Shall she let it ring ? No , she cannot let it ring . She will have to risk Seb . Her curiosity and her optimism , at this early - evening hour , are too great . It may be something wonderful . She may ...
... rings . Will it be Seb again ? Shall she let it ring ? No , she cannot let it ring . She will have to risk Seb . Her curiosity and her optimism , at this early - evening hour , are too great . It may be something wonderful . She may ...
Page 318
... ring Faro , and tell her the whole story . She could ring Nick Gaulden , and tell him his first mother - in - law was dead . Would this be the right moment to reopen the old wounds ? No , she would not ring Nick Gaulden . Only once more ...
... ring Faro , and tell her the whole story . She could ring Nick Gaulden , and tell him his first mother - in - law was dead . Would this be the right moment to reopen the old wounds ? No , she would not ring Nick Gaulden . Only once more ...
Page 387
... ring with the initials DCB engraved upon it . Faro spills the coins out over Dora's glass - protected kidney ... ring . The ring is a clear and eloquent candidate for pity . Its slender golden band has worn thin and its shaft is broken . 387.
... ring with the initials DCB engraved upon it . Faro spills the coins out over Dora's glass - protected kidney ... ring . The ring is a clear and eloquent candidate for pity . Its slender golden band has worn thin and its shaft is broken . 387.
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