own twins. the doctor realizes that one twin has downs and the other baby appears to be normal. he gives the baby to his nurse so she can take the child to a “home” but the nurse decides (last minute) to raise the child as her own. the doctor’s wife is told that the child died after birth.
the rest of the story deals with secret that the father holds, and how that secret affects his family, as well as the nurse that ends up raising his daughter. it’s a sad story about grief and loss and although some of it is written in a very touching way, many of the 