out your voice and your face. You were silent a moment, then left me and went out... You went out, and I stayed listening to the storm, dazed and still, until I fell asleep...
After that I drew away from you, as you had drawn away from me before. I fled from your attempts to bring me close to you, and turned my back on the anguish of motherhood in you...
I did not understand all that was going on around me, but I understood one thing: your heart was no longer mine alone; you had pushed me out of it and crammed me into a narrow corner where I suffocated... You loved him greatly, that strange intruder. He was big and important; he filled our house with his shadow and your hands with his gifts... Do you remember the day he came once while I was writing my lessons, quiet and sad, and he put his arms around you and then tossed me a blue parcel, saying to me while looking at you:
"Here is a toy for you, 'Mona'; I hope it will win your ladyship's approval!..."
I stood up trembling and hurled it with all my strength at his chest and screamed at him:
"Take it — I have no need of these silly gifts of yours! I wish you would leave this house and never come back to it... You are frightening, and I do not love you."
Then the storm burst at your feet, and your voices rose all night long — he threatening and you arguing; then, at the end, he talking and you sobbing... And I knew that you had chosen, and submitted... I did not sob, for my pain was stronger than tears... I stared at the jasmine tree by the window until dawn opened
its eyes; then I closed mine and slept...
I woke to find you sitting on the edge of my bed, looking at me. I jumped to the floor, turning my
back to you. You came near me and said in a low voice:
"Do you love me, Mona? Do you love Mama, and do you know that she loves you?"
Campbell's Soup
Fresh vegetables
and savory chicken
and delicious meats
The Campbell's brand
The favorite soup
Rich in nourishing elements
Campbell's
TOMATO SOUP
Always keep quantities of it in your home