as he was filling the tank with gasoline that he had fetched up the ladder, he noticed that "the air grew still and seemed to heave,/And I shot up as the tank exploded." From this unfortunate event, Butch suffered two broken legs and his "eyes burned crisp as a couple of eggs," thus rendering him blind.from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Edgar Lee Masters' Butch Weldy
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After explaining Doctor Meyers' position on his situation, Mrs. Meyers reveals her philosophical, religious view of his problem: she believes that he committed a crime by murdering that unborn child, and despite her sorrow and sympathy for him, she knows that those who commit such atrocities must be held accountable for breaking "the law human and divine."
She calls him a "poor soul," for he was obviously blind to his grave error.
from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Edgar Lee Masters' Mrs Meyers
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