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Mary arrives at Troop and Maureen's house
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Mary soon realizes that Troop does not care about Maureen and is not assisting her during her pregnancy
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Mary discovers Troop has been hiding Maureen's mothers letters to her
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Mary comes across a letter from Maureen's mother's friend, who has also gone through a tough marriage
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Mary shows Maureen all of the letters she has missed, and she realizes how bad Troop truly has been treating her
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Mary talks with Maureen and she has her build up enough confidence to stand up to Troop
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Maureen gives birth, but her daughter is a stillborn
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Troop is left alone to deal with the consequences of his actions
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Maureen stands up to Troop and has enough strength to leave him with Mary
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Mary and Maureen leave North Carolina for Washington