Chapters 9 and 10 Summary

"Uncle Jack's Idea": When she comes home from the hospital, Primrose discovers that Uncle Jack had accepted Miss Honecut's invitation to dinner, where he had pear soup ("recipe to follow") and tried to interest her in investing in some of his developments. Miss Honeycut, on the other hand, tried to interest Uncle Jack in herself, talking about how difficult it must be to have relationships with so many responsibilities (meaning Primrose). Jack then tells Primrose that he told Miss Honeycut he was going to keep Primrose with him no matter what, leading Primrose to comment in narration that she believed Miss Honeycut was going to try even harder to get her out of the way.

The next day, Miss Honeycut calls Primrose into the office for a chat, giving voice to her belief that Primrose needs activities outside the house to...