That left a choice between raising the child on her own or adopting it out.
It came as no surprise when Alex approached her about adopting Jonathan.
At that epoch the same three opinions were taken up and congealed into dogmas, which may be considered characteristic of the churches adopting them.
She'd roamed the ground floor before adopting the library as her favorite room and settling in front of a deadened hearth with a stack of celebrity magazines.
How do you feel about that — adopting him?