Part 2, 1945-1954, Chapter 8 Summary

Aisling interviews for a job at Murray's, bringing certificates from her school attesting to her skills, which meet the manager, Mr. Meade's standards, but Tony Murray rejects her application. Aisling applies other places, but no one is hiring. Dejected, she talks Eileen into hiring her to run the office.

Stone drives Elizabeth to Preston to visit Violet and Eliot in conjunction with a purchasing trip for Worsky's store. Elizabeth is dismayed at how little Stone offers people, but he explains that this is the nature of business. People are better off with a little cash than with junk lying around unused. They also stop to see Gerry and Amy Sparks. En route to Violet and Eliot's, they talk about Stone's dysfunctional family. Eliot is proud of the makeover to Elizabeth's room and he presses her to transfer to the...