"Darling, please come at once or I'm going to cry."
Croaker did as he was told, and Darling came toward them from the spot where he'd been standing.
As the men slid over the side, Darling came bouncing out of the mob.
"Darling, I'm glad you got my message and came so quickly."
Often, though, Darling came out of games because he had thrown too many pitches.
"Darling, there comes a time, however sad for Mum, when the children must leave home."
Darling had come to be vastly important to them.
Darling and Silent had come to stare at the stricken city.
The Darlings lived in the mountains and came to town on many occasions.