Cain's "___ Pierce"

Usage examples of mildred.

Fearing she might get dragged in over her head, Mildred gathered her belongings and hurried down the stairs.

Aunt Mildred had promised there were such men men who could be gentle, men who would love and protect her.

Beside her lay two white envelopes, one addressed to her Aunt Mildred, the other to Harry.

Aunt Mildred, who only lately had begun to write to her niece, she too was having marital problems.

In her mind Kitty relived the talk Mildred had given her while she sat desolate on the stairs.

John Bunyan, through the flower gardens and straight across, on to Park Road where her Aunt Mildred lived.

Now, when Mildred held herself away, Kitty was amazed to see the tears swimming in her eyes.

Every chair was littered with clothes, haphazardly flung over arms and backs, some folded, some not, but all in need of a good wash as was Mildred herself.

But over the years her emotions had changed, and now seeing Mildred like this seemed to settle the score between them.

Her maturity was a shock to Mildred, and for a moment she was distracted.

She sensed she would not get as far as the door before Mildred called her back.

Though she truly believed that Mildred had been punished enough, there was still a deal of resentment in her heart.

Why should she be responsible for a woman who had treated her the way Mildred had treated her?

Struggling to shake her off, Kitty was appalled when Mildred fell to the floor and there, on her knees, grabbed hold of her hem, clinging like a drowning man to a life raft.

Kitty went through to the lounge and there was Mildred, sitting cross-legged on the floor with a bottle of gin raised to her mouth.