No woman will ever take care of my children but me, she said. I will not allow it, do you understand?And after I am gone Madge Toxley, if you try to make them yours, then you will live to regret it.
In this passage, a woman expresses her strong determination to personally care for her children, emphasizing that no other woman will have that responsibility. She is firm and insistent that she will protect her role as their caregiver, making it clear that she will not permit anyone else to take over that duty.
She also warns Madge Toxley that if she attempts to claim the children after her death, she will regret it. This highlights her fierce protectiveness and the importance she places on her connection to her children and her control over who cares for them.
