Summary

When Layla prepares her complete manuscript in Chapter 50 to send to Mrs. Chambers, Jottie offers to mail it. Living with Layla and Willa is like having ghosts in the house, plus Vause has now been restored to her; her recollections each night make her feel like she is being unfaithful to Sol, and she promises to stop once she is married. While out, Jottie receives several congratulations on her engagement, and on her way home, Sol offers her a ride so she will be the first to know that he has been offered the position of mill president and now has everything he has ever wanted. Ben writes Layla to inform her that everyone was impressed with her successful work on the History of Macedonia and would like to use her for future projects.

When Willa visits her father's room in Chapter 51, she...