She didn’t want any premature news of the formula coming out to reduce the value of the formula.
If she came in to a store every day with a different child, people would wonder if she was part of some child snatching ring. She could envision herself trying to explain to the police what had happened to Thomas. She could see their reaction; they’d arrest her and give Thomas and Bobby to the child welfare authorities until they could investigate. The secret of the formula would be sure to get out. She had a duty to her baby and Thomas to make sure that didn’t happen. Thomas was the starry-eyed scientist, not her! Mary knew that she was the practical one in the family.
