Chapters 50 through Summary

In Chapter Fifty, "Confirmed," Martha reads Olive's journal page again, focusing on the statement about wanting to go to "a real ocean." This confirms Martha's plan and she feels better for having something to focus on. In chapter fifty-one, "Lellow," Martha goes downstairs and finds Lucy already there. Lucy is enthralled with the glass jars filled with colored water and says "lellow is best." Martha tries to get the little girl to say "yellow," but is unsuccessful. Godbee says the light shining through the colored water isn't as pretty as she'd hoped, but that it's "nice."

In Chapter Fifty-Two, "Bulge," Dennis says he and Vince are going to walk over to the old Benton Place and asks Martha if she wants to go. Martha knows that if she remains at Godbee's she'll probably get saddled with the job of watching after...