"Do you also think that as a mother, I'm truly terrible..." Mrs. Landon murmured, sounding both sorrowful and self-mocking, "Yes, I can't even recognize my own daughter. How foolish and dumb could I be? Even if you don't acknowledge me, it's what I deserve."
Mabel Quinn gasped, her mother spoke these words... does this mean... her mother wasn't mad? Has her insanity been cured? Is that why her mother knows she is her biological daughter now, hence she's saying these words?
Mabel Quinn hurried forward, "No, I've never blamed you, Mom, you're not terrible at all. I know how much you love me. You just didn't recognize me because of your illness. It's my fault, I lost the badge, which caused all these troubles!"
As Mabel spoke, her eyes became red.
The mother and daughter gazed at each other, Mrs. Landon murmured, "Can I... can I touch you?" This is her daughter; back when she was little, she didn't even get a chance to truly touch her.
