Chapter 13 Summary

Molly engages in an appointment with her mother's doctor. He explains that the cancer has progressed due to the delay in approaching a doctor. A hysterectomy will now be the best option. The old lady in the bed next to her mother's is undergoing an operation at that moment.

Trevor arrives unannounced that evening to drive Molly and Ivor to the hospital. Afterwards they take Ivor at his club and go for a drink a few miles out of Doncaster. She confesses her secret to him in some detail and he has no trouble believing it. On the way back, they make love in a country lane on the front seat of Trevor's car. The experience is different from the last time and is described as "wild and exhilarating". Molly offers her affections this time. They step out of the car, leaving the...