Summary

In Section 30, Daniel and the man who sells boxes get to know one another. Daniel learns the man will die in about 16 days. The man tells Daniel stories about his family.

In Section 31, No Horses reduces what is left of her oak man to a pile of chips. She does so with a big piece of spruce and an even bigger piece of alder. No Horses walks to try to calm herself. Owen knows something is wrong but doesn’t know what it is.

In Section 32, Grace visits Owen. She asks him to say a prayer in Irish at her father’s funeral. He learns that no one else in Grace’s family speaks the language. Owen is rattled after her visit. He struggles to think about his work but his mind bounces between Daniel, Owen and Grace.

In Section 33, the...