—She is screaming again.
—Animals give birth to their offspring more easily.
—And they die more easily, and live more easily; I have a cat. You ought to see how fat and happy she is.
—I have a dog, and I tell him every day: "You are going to die." His only reply is to show his teeth and to wag his tail gayly.
—But they are animals.
—And these are human beings.
[They laugh.
—Now she'll either die or be delivered. I feel that the whole remnant of her strength is in that wail.
—Eyes wide open.
—Cold perspiration on her forehead.