Question

why does the writer say that the old woman's ' meditation had pursued a different course'?​

Answer 1

Answer:

There was a period of waiting in which both the doctor and the old woman sat motionless and kept thinking to themselves. ... However, the old woman's meditation was for Susan and the childbirth, not for her personal affairs. This made the doctor say that "her meditation had pursued a different course".

Answer 2

Explanation:

There was a period of waiting in which both the doctor and the old woman sat motionless and kept thinking to themselves. ... However, the old woman's meditation was for Susan and the childbirth, not for her personal affairs. This made the doctor say that "her meditation had pursued a different course".