pe. After swimming to safety, Henry boards a train to reunite with his love Catherine whom is pregnant with his child. Here is where he meets with an Italian bartender who will help him escape to Switzerland by boat. Henry and Catherine plan to get married soon after the baby is born. The months past while they are in the safety of Switzerland. Henry is awaken one morning by Catherine stirring in bed. She was having severe pain; they rushed to a hospital, she would be required to have a caesarean. A nurse informed Henry that the baby did not survived. The baby was born dead, suffocated with its umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. The nurse then informed him about Catharines situation, she had a hemorrhage. Henry wanted to be by Catherines side but the nurse did not let him in the room. He knew that Catherine would not make it. Henry sat outside in the hall, at this point he begins to pray to God, Dont let her die. Oh God, please dont let her die. Ill do anything for you if you wont let her die. Please, please, please, dear God, dont let her die. Dear God please make her not die. Ill do anything you say if you dont let her die. You took the baby but dont let her die. That was all right but dont let her die. Please, please, dear God, dont let her die.(330) This is one part in the entire novel that the author has shown any emotions by Henry. The nurse signaled him to come into the room. He approached Catherine and began to cry by her side. Catherine was very ill and was falling unconscious; the doctor had asked Henry to exit the room. Henry exited the room to the hallway with the doctor, he was offered some company for his way home but he declined any offers made by the doctor and nurses. Catherine had die from her birth labor. Henry went into the room, got the nurses out and shut the door then he proceeded to turn off the lights, it wasnt any good for him, it was like saying good-by to a statue. After a while he left the hospital and ...
