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Chapter 41

           "ImustdosomethingforMadame,now,"thenursesaid."Wouldyoupleasestepoutagain?"

           Iwentoutintothehall.Itwasabarehallwithtwowindowsandcloseddoorsalldownthecorridor.Itsmelledofhospital.IsatonthechairandlookedatthefloorandprayedforCatherine.

           "Youcancomein,"thenursesaid.Iwentin.

           "Hello,darling,"Catherinesaid.

           "Howisit?"

           "Theyarecomingquiteoftennow."Herfacedrewup.Thenshesmiled.

           "Thatwasarealone.Doyouwanttoputyourhandonmybackagain,nurse?"

           "Ifithelpsyou,"thenursesaid.

           "Yougoaway,darling,"Catherinesaid."Gooutandgetsomethingtoeat.Imaydothisforalongtimethenursesays."

           "Thefirstlaborisusuallyprotracted,"thenursesaid.

           "Pleasegooutandgetsomethingtoeat,"Catherinesaid."I’mfine,really."

           "I’llstayawhile,"Isaid.

           Thepainscamequiteregularly,thenslackenedoff.Catherinewasveryexcited.Whenthepainswerebadshecalledthemgoodones.Whentheystartedtofalloffshewasdisappointedandashamed.

           "Yougoout,darling,"shesaid."Ithinkyouarejustmakingmeself-conscious."Herfacetiedup."There.Thatwasbetter.Isowanttobeagoodwifeandhavethischildwithoutanyfoolishness.Pleasegoandgetsomebreakfast,darling,andthencomeback.Iwon’tmissyou.Nurseissplendidtome."

           "Youhaveplentyoftimeforbreakfast,"thenursesaid.

           "I’llgothen.Good-by,sweet."

           "Good-by,"Catherinesaid,"andhaveafinebreakfastformetoo."

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