Summary

Chapter 9 finds Pearl caught in the rain and the river rising by a foot. She gets off the rock and staggers toward the river bank. She rests in the grass and sees the house through the mist. The river rages behind her and she sees a light. She tries to remember why she is at the house, remembering chopping wood and struggling with the axe. She thinks about the past few months feeling lost in the house and confused. She remembers being confused in the house, one time trying to use a chair as a jacket. She feels like she might be able to laugh at it now.

Chapter 10 returns to Ada trying to clean up the house. She strips wallpaper and fills cracks in the walls. In the hallway, Pepper plays with the camera and Ada takes it from her, reminding her...