Summary

In Chapter 16, Carol is distant and rebuffs Therese as she tries to hold her hand in public. Therese asks Carol whether she has had a sexual relationship with Abby. Carol reveals that she has. The two women have known each other since childhood. Back then, Carol sensed that Abby had a crush on her. Nothing had happened until they reunited years later and had to spend the night together in the same bedroom. The affair had lasted for two months. Carol told Harge about it when the divorce started. Therese is no longer jealous of Abby. The two women continue their trip.

In Chapter 17, Carol receives a telegram from Abby warning her that Harge has hired a private detective to follow Carol. Carol and Therese go back and forth as to whether they should continue on their journey. Therese offers to go back...