"There was once a King and he had a Queen; and he was the manliest of his sex and she was the loveliest of hers. The King was in his private profession Under Government. The Queen's father had been a medical man out of town. They had nineteen children and were always having more. Seventeen of these children took care of the baby; and Alicia the eldest took care of them all. Their ages varied from seven years to seven months."