Book 7: The Bullet, Chapters 1-2 Summary

In Chapter 1, Blessed Art Thou amongst Women, Frances' pregnancy is starting to show after four months. She is eating well and smiling. Mercedes does not believe that Frances can still be pregnant after the shooting, but Frances is very sure of it. James has a stroke but is unaware of it. He rests for a week and frequently speaks of Materia, which troubles Mercedes. He starts a new project in his shed but refuses to tell anyone what he is doing.

In Chapter 2, Sisters of Mercy, Mercedes talks to Sister Saint Monica regarding Frances' child. She makes a poor attempt to tell Lily about sex, using Frances' pregnancy as an example. Lily reveals that Frances became pregnant after her night in the mine with Leo, but she miscarried after the shooting. It was the bullet...