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`` I hate it , and I 'm going to hit it once before I die . Do n't talk peace to me . I 've got a right to hit it and hit it hard -- and if my time ever comes -- '' A visitor was shown into the room , and Mrs. Bowman ceased speaking . She was calm when the Doctor left her and at noon she stood beside the cot , and saw little Ben smile at her . Then she went away in tears . As she passed out of the door of the hospital into the street , she met Grant Adams coming in to inquire about little Ben . `` He knows me now , '' she said .