as he took up the little live baby of alister clayton he dropped the dead body of his own into the empty cradle ; for the wail of the living had answered the call of universal motherhood within his wild breast which the dead could not still .
as he took up the middle-aged child of alister clayton he dropped the dead body of his own into the empty bed; for the wail of the living had answered the call of universal motherhood within his wild breast which the dead could not still.