Chapter Thirty-two Summary

Grandpa Blakeslee comes to the house to announce that he and Miss Love are going to New York because Miss Love thinks that she could be helpful in picking out the housewares and clothes for the store.

Will follows Grandpa outside, and is told that Miss Love was crying the night before about the way that things are going for her in Cold Sassy. Then, she suddenly gets the idea to go to New York to get away for a little while.

Will is sure that if he tells Miss Love that Mary Willis had decided to go, she will give the ticket back. Miss Love does try to give her trip back to Mary Willis, but she won't take it. Loma tells her she has to go. She implies that Miss Love is only going to try to get Grandpa...