Pages 105-140 Summary

Bill Door, formerly known as Death, lies in the darkness of a hayloft, anxiously eyeing the vanishing sand in his lifetimer. He wonders what it will be like to experience sleep. Suddenly, it seems as if six hours have vanished in a moment. While he had been waiting to experience sleep, Bill reasons, something had stolen six hours of his lifetime. Bill Door joins Miss Flitworth for a porridge breakfast. Afterward, Bill Door demonstrates his scything technique. Miss Flitworth is amused to see that, while Bill cuts very quickly, he nevertheless cuts one grass blade at a time. Bill quickly proves himself a fast, efficient and conscientious farmhand.

Bill Door acquaints himself with the people of the town, joining them in various games of chance and skill. At first Bill's preternatural skill and accuracy is off-putting, but Bill soon wins several...