Summary

In “How to Draw a Picture (XI),” Edgar tells his reader not to stop until the picture is finished even if he wants to quit. It was how Edgar felt when he was drawing a picture of Adie on the beach.

Adie has been frantic because Emery is missing. Nan Melda knows Emery is dead, but she is hoping that Elizabeth can save the rest of them. Nan Melda is wearing the silver bracelets she inherited from her mother. She has put them on because they comfort her. She also thinks they might protect her. Nan Melda sees when Adie attempts to sneak out of the house. She enters John’s study without knocking and tells him that he has to come with her or he will lose another daughter. She directs...