Adding further friction to the mix is the appearance of Dr.
Fosters mother, a Southerner who makes her disappointment in her son abundantly clear.
Theres always a choice, she tells her son.
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Who to fight for, who to save.
Our choices define us.
(Yes, really).
Thats right: Hes never performed an amputation and only has a book to guide him.
Its little wonder he turns to morphine for comfort just before the surgery.
This is not you, Mary tells him, with no small sense of urgency.
you’re free to stop.
Research became comfort, and comfort became indispensible.
Enter what was considered a rather unorthodox treatment at the time: talking.
The same cant be said of Aurelia, a poor black woman whose freedom isnt set in stone.
Continually molested by disgusting Silas Bullen, shes subject to white men and privilege and cannot escape it.
Her situation becomes even worse when its made clear that her dizzy spells are actually pregnancy symptoms.
(Aurelia opts for the latter.)
But will it work?
And will Sam ever find out?
However, only time will tell whether shell be able to act on her own advice.
But what about the short term?
We only need to hold out a few more months, his son says.
This will be over for sure.
Until then, we must use the business against them as a means of subversion.
The subject of casualties brings up the matter of an unexpected death.
Who, you might ask?
Well, thatd be Colonel, smothered in his sleep by a young man masquerading as a dentists assistant.
But during the wars darkest days romance can bloom a sweet reminder that life can and does continue.
And in Emmas case, love comes in the form of Frank, her sweetheart.
(Hes also the Confederate spy who committed that smothering-by-pillow crime the plot thickens!).
I guess well have to wait for next week to find out!
