Chapter 3 Summary

Calvin, Meg and Charles Wallace head to the Murry home. Calvin seems glad that he has met Meg, and wonders if she knows how lucky she is. He points out that she has a beautiful mother who cares about her and doesn't try to change her. Meg is startled to realize that he is right.

After dinner, Meg talks to her mother about Mr. Murry. Mrs. Murry admits that she loves him and misses him, but that she doesn't know what to do except wait. Meg and her mother also discuss Charles Wallace and why he's so different. Meg wants definite answers from her mother, but Mrs. Murry tells her to be patient. Some things just are, and can't be explained.

Meg and Calvin go for a walk, and Calvin asks further about Meg's father. Meg admits that she knows he was working...