Seen but not Heard

Looks can be deceiving
although to be sure Abigail
has no intention of posing as
anything she is not. She is the
model of a pudgy, well-behaved
child harking back to the
straitened Victorian era. Her
smile enigmatic with an
expression almost grave
as she regards the world she
has been introduced to most
latterly, to share space in this
home. She is without peer
graciously obedient and
pleasant in her demeanor. A
rarity among young children
she is sweet and biddable,
challenging absolutely nothing.