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The Second Coming Study Guide

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by Walker Percy
About 65 pages (19,613 words)
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Part 2, Chapter 4 Summary

Section 1 - Will is sent to the convalescent home where he begins, apparently, to recover. He can't drive but he can play golf pretty well.

Section 2 - One day Will meets an old puttering man who lives at the convalescent home. Even though the home has a staff of gardeners, the old man waters plants and rakes leaves. Will thinks the man will probably live for many, many years.

Section 3 - One day Jack meets Will and walks around the convalescent home with him, introducing him to some of the other people receiving long-term care. Many of the people are strange or simply unresponsive.

Section 4 - Will calls Vance and asks some vague questions about his medical condition but Vance is evasive. Will hangs up and thinks about watching television......

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