Chapters 5-8 Summary

The dog makes it into the towncar with Heidy, where he snuggles into her bag. Meanwhile, Mrs. Beaglehole is still going on about Heidy's new life, and lectures her about problems she had at her former school, where she misbehaved a lot. Mrs. Beaglehole asks her to ensure that there won't be any trouble here, as her Uncle Hamish is still not well.

Heidy arrives at her uncle's estate in Chapter 6, which she remembers vaguely from childhood visits. She still doesn't like dogs, but is pleased to find that her uncle no longer breeds them. However, Mrs. Beaglehole does have a dog: Cassius. When she enters the house, Heidy meets Miss Violett, who was friends with Heidy's mother when they were young, and her baby, Bruno. Miss Violett is very kind, in contrast to Mrs. Beaglehole. The dog still in Heidy's...