Summary

In Chapter 1, after he left Deenie and Wilmington, Dan stopped drinking on a daily basis. When he did drink, he got drunk. He continued moving around, keeping jobs as long as his addiction would allow. He was still haunted by the memories of Deenie and the baby. He wished he could send her back double the money he stole so he would stop being haunted by the memories.

When he lost his job in Newburyport, Dan got on a bus. He had a bottle of liquor with him. He opened the bottle, but heard a voice telling him that he did not have to live the way he was living. He dropped the undrunk bottle of liquor into a trashcan during a rest stop. The trash can had a sign above it that read: “If you no longer need it, leave...