CHAPTER 20
The Conclusion of the Whole Matter
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THE days passed, and Marie returned from her daily visits to the hospital, bringing no better reports.
"But for that long night of exposure to the cold, damp air, baby Victor would never have been so ill," she had said reproachfully to Tad; "and now, through you and your headstrong folly, this precious little life will most likely be lost. You do not deserve to have a brother."