Summary

In Letter from Bernard Rigolet, it is March 28, 1944. Bernard is on a ship headed across the Atlantic. Bernard reveals he will be specializing in communications, going over radios at the front. After the war, Bernard hopes to open up a radio and radio repair shop in Halifax. They arrive in England a few days later. Bernard closes with his happiness to be married to Nora.

In Straight-B Student, Martha questions whether Jacob is taking library science because he feels he has to, because he cannot think of anything else to do, because it will keep him close with Nora, or because he thinks he will be good at it. Jacob avoids answering. Martha encourages Jacob to go and visit his mother at the rest home, as he is failing miserably at that. She also wants to be sure she can count on Jacob should...