A Handful of Dust Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter Three, Hard Cheese on Tony: Part Seven Summary

Chapter Three, Hard Cheese on Tony: Part Seven Summary

There is an investigation and report to the court about the incident with John Andrew the next day. After all of the testimony, it is concluded that John's death was an accident and condolences are offered to Brenda and Tony. Tony doesn't see much of Mrs. Rattery before she leaves, and Brenda exchanges very few words with him. When Jock sends Tony a letter, he opens up a dialog with her only to find that Brenda is remaining at Hetton for a few days. She has kept her plans to spend the weekend at Veronica's to Tony's surprise, and she starts to talk about how John's death has changed their marriage. Completely confused, Tony doesn't push the conversation, let's her go, and invites Jock to spend time with him. When he tells Jock his assessment of Brenda's behavior, Jock reserves his comments. By Monday Tony receives a letter from...
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