Elena And Elisa
Within several months of her marriage to Philip of Bavaria, Mary discovered that she was with child. Her joy was now complete, as she and Philip eagerly looked forward to the birth. Although she missed her parents and the lush green fields of England, she enjoyed taking long strolls in the garden of her majestic new home with Philip, or sitting in the parlor playing cards with or being read to by him on rainy days. Finally the day arrived that Mary went into labor. Philip paced nervously outside her bedchambers, awaiting news. Inside, Mary grunted and strained with the effort of giving birth. At last she felt a burning sensation followed by a release. All was silent for a moment, and then she heard the thin wail of a newborn. "You have a daughter, Your Grace!" the midwife annou
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