the tree right and it did not kill either of them. Instead it injured them, and these injuries stayed with them forever. In this way, Ethan had his last failure in not exceeding to die with his love. Now he had to live with the guilt from his wife, the injured Mattie, and broken dreams. Everything Ethan tried to do worked against his favor. With all the incidents that happened it seemed inevitable that his life would always be a string of failure....
