Why has March Murray come home to Jenkintown? Why is this the first time March has returned to her hometown since she was twenty-one? Who is March afraid of running into when she returns home? Why does March hesitate to return home while packing up the house? What does March begin to recall during this time? Is that why March elects to put off her return to California?

Who is Judith Dale? What kind of a person was Judith? Why has March returned for her funeral? Who does March believe Judith is? Is Judith really that person? Who gave Judith the emerald ring? Why does March begin to wear it? What does this ring mean to Judith? What does it mean to March? What does March come to understand when she questions why Judith was not wearing the ring upon her death?

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