Part 1, Chapters 22-26 Summary and Analysis

In Chapter 22, Annie saw Ben for the first time since the Christmas break. He asked to do something new, and then rolled a train car on the desk. As Ben continued to play with the train, he rolled it on the floor, claiming that it almost ran over Annie's foot although it didn't. Next, Ben hid a key he intended Annie to find. He accidently referred to the key as "her" letting Annie know that Ben's play was symbolic of Ben's time away from Annie and the fear that Ben would never "find" Annie again. Ben then played baby for a short while. Although their time was up, Ben was hesitant about leaving and tried to find ways to encourage Annie to lengthen their session. Annie wrote that coming back to Glenwood after being at Harvard seemed...