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came     through    each   one    simply   because     of  his  great   will  power     and 

fighting spirit。     After each attack he would grip my hand and say�察 �Well�察�

we made it that time�察�didn't we�察�nurse�拭─           �Toward morning he asked me if 

he was going to die。         I could not tell him the truth。         He needed all his 

strength。     I   told   him   he   had   one   chance   in   a   thousand。 He   seemed   to 

become very strong then�察�and sitting bolt upright in bed�察�he said�此                 �Then 

I'll fight for it� ─   �We kept him alive for three days�察�and actually thought 

we had won when on the third day 。 。 。                 But even in your sorrow you 

must be very proud to have been the mother of such a son。 。 。 。                    I am a 

Wisconsin girlMadison。          When this is over and I come home�察�will you 

let   me   see   you   so   that   I   may   tell   you   more   than   I   can   possibly   write�拭�

MARIAN KING 

     It was in March�察�six months later�察�that Marian King came。                 They had 

hoped for it�察 �but never expected   it。        And she   came。       Four people   were 

waiting in the living room of the big Baldwin house overlooking the river。 

Flora and her husband�察�Adele and Aunt Sophy。                They sat�察�waiting。       Now 

and then Adele would rise�察�nervously�察�and go to the window that faced the 

street。   Flora was weeping with audible sniffs。             Baldwin sat in his chair�察�

frowning   a   little�察  �a   dead   cigar   in   one   corner   of   his   mouth。 Only Aunt 



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Sophy sat quietly�察�waiting。 

     There was little conversation。          None in the last five minutes。          Flora 

broke the silence�察�dabbing at her face with her handkerchief as she spoke。 

     ;Sophy�察�how can you sit there like that�拭           �Not that I don't envy you。        I 

do。    I remember I used to feel sorry for you。            I used to say `Poor Sophy。' 

But    you   unmarried      ones   are  the   happiest�察  �after   all。  It's  the  married 

woman who drinks the cup to the last�察�bitter drop。               There you sit�察�Sophy�察�

fifty years   old�察 �and   life   hasn't even touched   you。      You   don't   know  how 

cruel life can be to a mother。; 

     Suddenly�察 �There� ─�said Adele。           The other three in the room stood up 

and   faced   the   door。    The   sound   of   a   motor   stopping   outside。     Daniel 

Oakley's     hearty   voice�此    �Well�察   �it  only   took   us  five  minutes     from   the 

station。    Pretty good。; 

     Footsteps down the hall。         Marian King stood in the doorway。               They 

faced   her�察  �the   fourBaldwin   and   Adele   and   Flora   and   Sophy。      Marian 

King   stood   a   moment�察  �uncertainly�察  �her   eyes   upon   them。     She   looked   at 

the two older women with swift�察�appraising glances。                 Then she came into 

the   room�察 �quickly�察 �and   put her   two   hands on Aunt   Soph's   shoulders   and 

looked into her eyes straight and sure。 

     ;You   must   be   a   very   proud   woman�察─  �she   said。   ;You   ought   to   be   a 

very proud woman�察─�



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