Pages 147 through 156 Summary

Rinthy's breasts are swollen and bleeding. She comes upon a town and asks a man passing by for the town's doctor. The man, a lawyer, shares the office building with the doctor and offers her a place to rest until the doctor comes in. Once the doctor arrives, Rinthy tells him that her breasts are bleeding from lack of nursing. The doctor asks about the baby. Rinthy at first tells him the baby died. The doctor is suspicious and continues to question her. He tells her if the baby died, she would not still be having milk. Rinthy is heartened by the doctor's words that to her prove her baby is alive. She tells the doctor that she is a widow and that her brother took the baby and told her it died. The doctor gives her a salve for her...