"That's nothing. Anybody would. I had to."
"And—you saved the baby?"
He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. Some thing or other pulled the little beggar through."
"And you might have got it?"
"I might but I didn't."
"You did get a throat. And it might have been diphtheria."
Thus by accusing him she endeavored to justify herself.
"It might," he said, "but it wasn't. I had to knock off work till I was sure."
"And you're sure now?"
"I can tell you you wouldn't be here if I wasn't."