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sent me to the Lying-in Hospital for Unwed Co-eds -- which by the way Uncle Ira built with his own money. . ."
Max asked indignantly why Chancellor Hector had not staffed his own house with nurses, which he could easily have afforded to do, and thus spared both Virginia Hector and Anastasia a disgraceful connection with the New Tammany Lying-in.
"He wanted to," she replied. "But Mother wasn't herself, you know. . . I guess I reminded her of so many unhappy things, she couldn't bear to have me in the house, and of course she knew they'd take care of me in the hospital. I don't hold it against her that she felt that way: it must have been a bad time for her, having been Miss University and all and then being jilted and left pregnant. . . Oh dear: I didn't mean itthat way!"
Max closed his eyes, shook his head, and waved away her apology.
"Anyhow it was only for a few weeks," Anastasia went on. "Then Uncle Ira (actually he'sMother's uncle) had a nursery fixed up in his house, and that's where I was raised. It was a wonderful childhood, and I was terribly grateful to him when I was old enough
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