—No, the doctor says the child will die and she will live.
—Why do they bear children? It is so painful.
—And why do they die? It is still more painful.
[The Old Women laugh suppressedly.
—Yes, they bear children and die.
—And bear children again.
[They laugh. A subdued cry of the suffering woman is heard.
—Beginning again.
—She's recovered her voice. That's good.
—That's good.