t was the right thing to have done. Because of the
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different? Because of something said or not said during Tommy's last
visit to Anna? Possiblybut they felt not; and how was one to know?
They did not refer the catastrophe to Richard's account; but when he
accused themreplied: 'LookRichardthere's no point in abusing each
other. The thing iswhat to do next for him?'
Tommy's optic nerve was damaged; he would be blind. The brain was
undamagedor at leastwould recover.
Now that he was pronounced out of dangertime established itself
againand Molly collapsed into hours of low and helpless weeping.
Anna was very busy with her and with Janetwho had to be shielded
from the knowledge that Tommy had tried to kill himself. She had used
the phrase: '-had an accident' but it was a stupid onebecause now she
could see in the child's eyes the knowledge that the possibilities of an
accident terrible enough to lay one flat on one's backpermanently
blindedin hospitallurked in the objects and habits of an every day. So
Anna amended the phrase and said Tommy had accidentally wounded
himself cleaning a revolver. Janet then remarked that there was no
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