Pages 29-46 Summary:

• After having four children Harriet and David were happy. They were all a happy family. The family talk about what schools the children should attend and how James would support that. Although they put off having kids by Christmas of that year Harriet was pregnant again. They decided not to tell Dorothy since she was helping Sarah with Amy. David thinks that they shouldn’t have Christmas at the house since Harriet is having a hard time with her pregnancy. However Harriet refuses and tries to find someone to help take care of the kids. After some time Harriet and David realize its time to tell Dorothy, who knew Harriet was pregnant just by looking at her. She was, as they expected, aggravated. David realizes that during this pregnancy that Harriet hasn’t been herself, that she’s tired more, and she needs more help then she realizes. David isn’t use to Harriet’s weeping and her sudden emotional changes, which he doesn’t respond to. She feels rejected by him and finds her own way to comfort herself by keeping tasks to do. Harriet meets with Dr.Brett hoping he can explain why she’s going through a lot of pain and to check the dates. However he says to “take it easy” and she looks around for a nanny to help her. Through a series of different girls to nanny the kids James ends up paying for a nanny, but they couldn’t find one. Harriet starts getting restless and gets preoccupied with running errands to keep her mind off the pain.