Chapter 42 Summary

When Eddie gets to Dick's house with them he comforts May by telling her it is not as bad as it seems, and once they jack up the corner it will look a whole lot better. Dick goes to see the insurance man, and there is a long line. Dick is more than sixty people back, so he gets some sandpaper and paint and goes to Spartina. He feels happier than he can ever remember, just being on board with the things he knows and loves. His ribs are very sore from a fall during the storm and he falls asleep on the deck. When he wakes, Elsie is there and tells him that she likes him having a boat in the harbor, as she always knows where to find him. She tells Dick that she is to be given a promotion, a...