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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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