Summary

In Chapter 54, Mabel visited Faina and the baby each day bringing food and loads of clean diapers she had washed. One day Mabel saw Faina looking outside longingly. Mabel left her go outside but noticed Faina struggled to walk through the snow. Mabel knew it was too soon and Faina had not recovered from labor yet.

One night Garrett woke Mabel up from sleep. He told her and Jack that Faina was hurting and feverish. Jack mourned that they hadn’t taken her to the hospital to have the baby. Mabel reminded him that Faina had wanted to have the baby at home. Jack made plans for them to get to a doctor the next day or at least send for advice from a doctor. At Faina and Garrett’s cabin Mabel comforted Faina telling her she had an infection that...