“Don’t you think you should lie down?” Red asked, hacking at the ham just for something to do. “Muriel says I should stay up for as long as possible. She said I’ll be so sick of lying in bed by the end that I’ll want these first few hours back.” “Hours?” Red stopped slicing and looked sideways at her. “How many hours?” “Muriel said her first child made his appearance about twenty-four hours after the first pains.” “Twenty-four hours!” Red yelled.”
