" Nettie, is that short for Annette?" Dr. Carlyle asked.
"It's short for Nettle." Nettie hated the way her voice quavered as she shivered in the office gown. "Stinging nettle was the only thing that soothed my mother's hives when she was carrying me. "
― Ellen Herrick , The Sparrow Sisters
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