#emma baxter

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A month before Emma's first birthday, Reina found herself pregnant again. It was far sooner than she or Gabriel had expected, but it wasn't an unwelcome surprise.

The month passed by in a hurry, and then it was Emma's birthday. She grew into a contented infant who looked somewhat like Gisela, though with a rather frailer constitution than both her older sisters. Reina and Gabriel watched anxiously as their daughter became sicklier and sicklier; then, one gray morning, they awoke to find her little body cold in the crib. It was a terrible shock, especially so soon after the death of poor Marcella. They buried Emma in the family plot behind the house and tried their best to focus on the new life that awaited them.

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Stuart was perhaps my dearest friend. I am so thankful to have known him these past few years, and will always cherish the memories of time spent fishing and waxing lyrical about the objects of our affections. His children, Emma, Natalia, and Theo, so close in age to my own, will be well looked after by their mother Angela. His absense will be felt profoundly. Stuart will forever rest next to his mother, Annabelle, in the Glimmerbook graveyard.

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Fred and I start a new school year today. It is nice to be back, but everything is terribly different. A lot of my friends are too old for our little schoolhouse now, including Clarence and Evie. My new classmates seem agreeable - The Baxter siblings we met last month are in our class - but I do look forward to being able to spending time with my old chums when I am bigger.

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Miss Bjergsen’s Class, Windenburg, 1902

Frederick Barrow, Adam Moreland, Elizabeth Colette, Lily Moreland, Emma Baxter, Ms. Sofia Bjergsen Peter Barrow, Theo Baxter, Mary Jenkins, Natalia Baxter, Isabella Colette

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We paid a visit to my dear friend Stuart today, whose own children are nearly of school age themselves. It seems strange to think that it has been so many years since I met him and Angela, and even stranger to think that they were not joined at the hip as they are now! I introduced the boys, and even brought baby Matilda along, who babbled quite happily along with us.

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I feel dreadful for the Baxter siblings, especially the twins Natalia and Theo, as their fathers passing came right before their birthday and subsequent move to upper school. They seemed to be having a hard time adjusting, so I invited them to the library with me so I could show them the ropes. They made lovely company, especially since Clarence has finished his schooling now.