Chapter 18 Summary

Oliver has trouble dealing with this situation, turning to God for the first time in his adulthood. Keeping things normal for Jenny proves to be difficult, especially when Oliver's boss offers him a case of his own that requires him to leave town. Oliver refuses the job, not telling his boss why. On his way home one night, Oliver stops to buy tickets to Paris for him and Jenny, hoping to give her a little of what he took away, when he married her instead of allowing her to study abroad in Paris. At home Jenny tells Oliver that she knows about her illness, because she went to the doctor to demand the truth. Jenny does not want to go to Paris. She simply wants to live life as normally as possible.

Chapter 18 Analysis

Oliver's character peeks through in this chapter. Oliver wants...