Part 2, Rose: Chapter 6 Summary

Christmas comes and goes, leaving many of the girls heartsick for home. Rose receives a cookbook and a chair from Son, a chair he made himself for her, giving her the first piece of permanence she has had since coming to St. Elizabeth's. A few days later, Beatrice goes into labor and is determined to do it at the home. Angie, Rose, and Regina stand by her, helping her disguise her labor pains all through dinner and through the long night. Beatrice is strong, refusing to make any noise that might give her away. In the early hours before dawn, Beatrice tells the girls that it is time. Rose rushes to the kitchen and wakes Sister Evangeline.

Sister Evangeline once delivered many babies, but it has been a long time. Sister gathers all the things she will need and...