henry might have believed it on his own or he might have believed it because he so frequently heard their mother lecturing eddie on how much both she and henry had sacrificed for him , so eddie could be as safe as anyone could be in this jungle of a city , so he could be happy , as happy as anyone could be in this jungle of a city , so he would n't end up like his poor sister that he did n't even hardly remember but she had been so beautiful , god love her .