Chapters 72-78 Summary

Philip spends the next three months taking care of Mildred while she waits for the birth of her baby. Mildred is unhappy with the impending birth and often voices the hope that the baby will die at birth. However, the baby and Mildred are both fine. Philip sends Mildred and the baby to Brighton for a vacation. Mildred hopes to find a woman there who will take in the baby so she can find work in the city. Philip wants her to wait a while, but Mildred is anxious to be free of the child. Mildred stays on at Brighton for an extra week to check out the woman she has chosen. Philip goes down for a day to visit her and meets the woman himself, finding her to be kind and appropriate.

When Mildred comes back to the city, Philip...