Neighbor Rosicky | Part 6 Summary

In the final section of the story, Rosicky reflects on the future of his children. He hopes that they don’t suffer ‘‘any great unkindness[es].’’ When spring comes, Rosicky decides to pull thistles from Rudolph’s alfalfa field while his sons tend the wheat. The heavy labor causes another heart attack and Polly, calling him ‘‘Father’’ for the first time, comes to his aid. While she nurses him, Rosicky subtly asks Polly if she is pregnant. She suddenly feels that no one had ever loved her as deeply as Rosicky. Rudolph and Polly take Rosicky home, where he dies the next...

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