Summary

In Chapter 10: “The Bubble Reputation,” as Edgar watched Wireman’s tenderness with Elizabeth even though she was not coherent, he understood something had wanted all three of them together on the island. Wireman said he applied for the job because he believed he had a debt he needed to pay. He had not mentioned his head injury to the lawyer who interviewed him. He explained Elizabeth had taken him in and given him back his heart.

Wireman worried how much longer he might live and what sort of reaction Elizabeth would have to a new caretaker. He told Edgar of his plans to write down everything a new caretaker would need to know about Elizabeth’s eccentrics. He asked Edgar if he and Jack would help. He said if they did not have a...