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Grogan asked. The stationmaster sat up in bed and screamed. I'm going to rupture the bag of waters. She hoped she was telling the truth.

'You _what?'_ Outside, the screaming was louder but no more distinct. Larch had asked Homer to help him [214] determine (more exactly than 'bled to death') the source' of the fetus's bleeding. Larch was relieved to feel that young Copperfield's fever had broken; the boy's forehead was cool, and a slight sweat chilled the boy's neck, which Larch carefully rubbed dry with a towel. _ Why would anyone want me? he began to wonder, but he fought off the thought.