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by _8j50 2845 days ago
I think he got the point just fine. She was willing to compromise because half a baby is a dead baby. She would compromise on whether or not the baby was in her possesion but she could not compromise on the state of the baby.

It is better to lose the whole war than to lose what you value the most. Losing could mean many things,not just loss of possession.