so essie 's baby boy , whom she called anthony , after , she said , her late husband his father ( knowing there was none there to contradict her , and perhaps she had known an anthony once ) , sucked at essie 's breast alongside of phyllida richardson , and her employer 's child always got first suck , so she grew into a healthy child , tall and strong , while essie 's son grew weak and rickety on what was left .