Chapters 19-20 Summary

Carl also gains some extra money by painting the bleachers. This allows him to converse with the coach, who offers to drive Annie to the hospital when the time for the baby comes.

One day, however, Carl oversleeps and misses a check at the factory. He receives a warning from the manager. Annie finds a forgotten cigarette behind the bed and presents it to Carl to cheer him up.

Carl receives five dollars for painting the bleachers and Annie confesses that she wants to waste the money on a baby carriage, which would double as a bassinet. Carl takes Annie back to the university town, where she visits Mr. Byrd. He pretends he has started his book, but Annie sees through the ruse. When Carl expresses jealously over Mr. Byrd, Annie assures him that he has nothing to worry about. She...