Summary

Chapter 7 is titled "Endangered Species." Anna continues to watch the Swallow Man deteriorate. She thinks about what scares her and, even though she knows he is dead, she fears the Peddler returning for her. She sees the revolver in the bottom of the Swallow Man's bag and it concerns her. She hears footsteps and two local boys only a bit older than Anna talk about how the land and manor should be theirs. The boys see the Swallow Man in the hallway and one of them points a gun at him. The Swallow Man stays still, even as one of the boys insists the house is his. He tells the boys that he is Boruta, a Polish demon who is tall and thin and could appear as a bird. Anna listens, convincing herself that it is not true. One of the Boys insists...