Chapter 41

           OnemorningIawokeaboutthreeo’clockhearingCatherinestirringinthebed.

           "Areyouallright,Cat?"

           "I’vebeenhavingsomepains,darling."

           "Regularly?"

           "No,notvery."

           "Ifyouhavethematallregularlywe’llgotothehospital."

           Iwasverysleepyandwentbacktosleep.AlittlewhilelaterIwokeagain.

           "Maybeyou’dbettercallupthedoctor,"Catherinesaid."Ithinkmaybethisisit."

           Iwenttothephoneandcalledthedoctor."Howoftenarethepainscoming?"heasked.

           "Howoftenaretheycoming,Cat?"

           "Ishouldthinkeveryquarterofanhour."

           "Youshouldgotothehospital,then,"thedoctorsaid."Iwilldressandgothererightawaymyself."

           Ihungupandcalledthegaragenearthestationtosendupataxi.Nooneansweredthephoneforalongtime.ThenIfinallygotamanwhopromisedtosendupataxiatonce.Catherinewasdressing.Herbagwasallpackedwiththethingsshewouldneedatthehospitalandthebabythings.OutsideinthehallIrangfortheelevator.Therewasnoanswer.Iwentdownstairs.Therewasnoonedownstairsexceptthenight-watchman.Ibroughttheelevatorupmyself,putCatherine’sbaginit,shesteppedinandwewentdown.Thenight-watchmanopenedthedoorforusandwesatoutsideonthestoneslabsbesidethestairsdowntothedrivewayandwaitedforthetaxi.Thenightwasclearandthestarswereout.Catherinewasveryexcited.

           "I’msogladit’sstarted,"shesaid."Nowinalittlewhileitwillbeallover."

           "You’reagoodbravegirl."