Chapters 42 - Epilogue Summary

Robert tells his mother he thinks the house is haunted and she gets angry. The next day Robert works with Mattie, helping him rebuild an engine. Robert learns how to use a torque wrench and thinks it's very interesting. That afternoon Robert and his mother visit with Margaret Dooley and look through a photograph album that shows the history of the rental house. When the subject of the original owner's daughter comes up Robert exclaims that grandma Dooley said she was murdered. Margaret says that was merely rumor. When Dennis sees a photograph of Lars he says that Lars is wearing a dress—apparently conflating the dress on his little woman with Lars' shirt. After lunch Robert helps Mattie clean the garage and has a good time. That night Robert thinks about being fourteen and thinks about his...