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Unit3 DesireforaChildWasNearlyTragicInthesmallseafaringtownonPlymouthBaytherelivean attractiveyoungwomannamedHarrietMagnis.Shehadanobsession.Shewantedababyfor herhusband.Aboveallthingsonearth,shewantedababyforRichard.Butshecouldn’thave one.Obsessionsdrivepeopletodoallsortsofstrangethings.HarrietMagnis’sobsessiondrove hertocommitoneofthestrangestcrimesinhistory.RichardwasagunnerintheRoyalNavy. Eventhoughhewasatseafortwoorthreeyearsatastretch,andwashomeforonlyafew daysatatime,Harrietlovedhimdeeplyandhertragicfailuretoprovidehimwithachildhaunted her.Tomakeitworse,shefearedthatherhusbandwouldfindsomeotherwomanonhistravels, awomanwhocouldgivehimwhatshecouldnot,andthathewouldleaveherforever.Butthis day,asshewrotetoherhusband,shesaid,“Mydarling,Godhasfinallysmiledonus!Iamat lastwithchild!Bythetimeyougethomeagain,ourchildwillhavebeenbornandyouwillbe thefatheryouhavealwayswante4dittobe.”Sealingtheletterinanenvelope,sheaddressed ittothenextportthatherhusband’sshipwouldtouch,andshetookittothepostoffice.There wasonlyonethingwrong.Harrietwasn’tpregnant.Shehadliedtoherhusbandforonereason. HerletterwouldreachhimonChristmas.Andshewantedtomakehimhappy!Monthspassed. Alettercamefromherabsenteehusband.Hadthebabycome?Wasitaboyoragirl?Itwould havesavedHarrietendlessgriefhadshenowtoldhimthetruth,butshecouldn’tdothat.It wouldhurthimtoomuch.Soshesaidthatthebabyhadcome,andthatitwasaboy.Whatshe woulddowhenherhusbandcamehomeandwantedtoseehisson.Harrietapparentlyhadno idea.Sheworriedaboutitagreatdeal,thenworriedagreatdealmorewhenshelearnedthat herhusband’sshipwascominghomeinafewdays.WhenRichard’sshipcamein,Harriet rushedacrosstoPortsmouthtomeethim.“Whereismyson?”heshouted.Harrietthoughtfast. “Oh,mydear,”shesaid.“Ididn’texpectyousosoon.Thedoctorfelttheseaairwasbadfor him,soItookhimtostaywithhisgrandparentsinSussex.”SheknewperfectlywellthatRichard wouldbeinportforonlyafewdays,notlongenoughforhimtogotoSussex.Soshewassafe forthetimebeing.Thenexttimehecamehome,shehadanotherexcuse.Nexttime,still anot