Chapter Forty-one Summary

Will hides behind a tree until they are through kissing. Will talks Grandpa Blakeslee out of using grits to stop up the radiator. It might work to fix the leak, but how would you get them out? He is sure that they would ruin the radiator.

Grandpa agrees with Will so they decide to try to make it to the nearest town. Will pours water and oil into the car all the way. They stop at the nearest house, where they are put up for the night. The young man who lives there works in Athens and agrees to get a message that a mechanic is needed. The mechanic won't be sent on Sunday, so Grandpa also has the man call Hoyt and tell him that they won't be back until Monday.

The evening is spent in casual conversation with their...