Chapters 19-23 Summary

Mildred takes great pains to handle the belongings in the Napiers' apartment as Rocky had asked. Rocky's large desk has been infested with worms and Mildred ponders calling Mrs. Bone to find out what one can do with infested furniture.

Miss Clovis invites Mildred to tea and the pair has a long conversation with Helena about her relationship with Rocky. Helena has decided to collect her things from the apartment. Mildred tells Helena about the movers and the items that Rocky had requested to be taken to the cottage. Helena is annoyed as some of those things belong to them as a couple and she wants them back. Helena asks Mildred to write a letter to Rocky asking for the return of some of the furniture. Helena confesses that Everard is out of the picture, although she does love him. Helena...