eon,onlytodiscoverthatthewoman*shusbandlyingintheupperbunkduringtheoperation.Itisapparentlythathe,beingunabletotoleratehiswife'spainandthecrueltyofthewhitevisitors,hassilentlyslithisownthroat.Thechild,whohasobservedtheentireprocess,cannotunderstandhisbehavior.ThefinalpassageofdialogueinIndianCamp,fromwhichwecanguesstheauthor'srealpurpose・Thelastpassageofdialoguereadsasthefollowing:'TmterriblysorryIbroughtyoualong,Nick.,'saidhisfather,allhispost一operativeexhilarationgone.“Itwasanawfulmesstoputyouthrough.""Doladiesalwayshavesuchahardtimehavingbabies?"Nickasked・“No,thatwasvery,veryexceptional.“WhydidhekillhimselfDaddy?"“Idon'tknow,Nick.Hecouldn'tstandthings,Iguess.""Domanymenkillthemselves,Daddy?"“Notverymany,Nick."“Domanywomen?,'"Hardlyever."“Don'ttheyever?',"Oh,yes・Theydosometimes."“Daddy?”
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