Summary

During the first evening after arriving at Madison’s house with the twins, Lillian helps the twins relax and become acclimated to the guest house. The twins read books and they get ready for bed in the evening. At night, the twins ask Lillian if she will sleep with them in their bed to help them not be lonely. Lillian soon relents and agrees to do so, despite the possibility, however slim, that one of the twins might burst into flames in the night. Lillian is glad that she seems to be making progress in emotionally connecting with the twins. In Chapter 6, over the following days, Bessie and Roland spent each day in the house’s backyard pool. Madison and Jasper were nowhere to be seen. Lillian feels somewhat misled by Madison, as she had imagined that she and Madison would spend time together...