Chapter 11 Summary

On her way for a morning walk, Flora sees Reuben and talks to him about her idea of Amos preaching to the masses. She explains that this way the person who runs the farm while he is gone should be the natural heir if it is well managed. It takes Reuben a while to realize she is speaking of him, but once it sinks in he thinks it is a good idea and plans to work on Amos himself. On her walk, Flora recalls walks the previous three days accompanied by Mr. Mybug (she can't think of him by his real name). He can talk of nothing other than sex and sees it in all of nature, the hills reminding him of breasts and the spring buds of nipples. Flora is glad he is not with her on this particular day. She runs...