▁be ▁c ared ▁for ▁by ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁Il ford ▁and ▁gets ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁se am str ess ▁in ▁White ch ap el . ▁However , ▁pover ty ▁drives ▁up ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁her ▁working ▁day ▁and ▁less ens ▁her ▁ability ▁to ▁act ▁against ▁the ▁poor ▁care ▁that ▁her ▁child ▁is ▁receiving . ▁Upon ▁learning ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁an ▁il leg it imate ▁child , ▁Mary ' s ▁land l ord ▁and ▁employ er ▁cast s ▁her ▁out ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁faced ▁with ▁a ▁des perate ▁need ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁large ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁her ▁sick ▁child ' s ▁care . ▁Without ▁other ▁options , ▁she ▁determ ines ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁prost itute , ▁but ▁is ▁saved ▁from ▁acting ▁on ▁this ▁when ▁Con rad ▁arriv es ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁Ant ar ctic ▁and ▁saves ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁street . ▁ ▁Se vent h ▁Part : ▁I ▁Am ▁Found ▁Con rad ▁takes ▁Mary ▁home ▁to ▁his ▁parents ' ▁house ▁in ▁Ell an ▁to ▁recover . ▁Lord ▁Ra a ▁divor ces ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁courts , ▁apparently ▁leaving ▁the ▁way ▁open ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁Martin ▁to ▁marry . ▁However , ▁Mary ▁is ▁re called ▁to ▁her ▁Catholic ▁v ows ▁and ▁sees ▁that ▁she ▁cannot ▁marry ▁again , ▁but ▁she ▁is ▁put ▁off ▁telling ▁Martin ▁this ▁when ▁she ▁disco vers ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁termin ally ▁ill ▁and ▁without ▁long ▁to ▁live . ▁Mary ▁doesn ' t ▁wish ▁to ▁spo il ▁her ▁remaining ▁time ▁with ▁Martin ▁and ▁so