Part 4, Chapter 2 Summary

1964. Jean is pregnant and she and Rudolph have settled in Whitby. Jean likes the small town more than she had thought she would, especially since Rudolph has decided to retire that summer despite Calderwood's objections. Rudolph leaves for the college to attend a board meeting and runs into Quentin, now a college student, who tells him his father has died. At the college, Rudolph runs into Leon Harrison, the owner of the local paper and a man that Rudolph dislikes immensely. Leon is a member of the college board as well. At the meeting, it is discussed that Professor Denton is interested in taking a position with the college. Harrison immediately fights the vote since he remembers the accusations made against Denton, suggesting he was a communist. However, the vote passes. Just as the vote is done, Rudolph gets a call...