Chapters VII and VIII Summary

Chapter VII: Disappearances (Pages 165 - 205)

Ned recovers and time passes. By February, Ned is spending a great deal of time sitting on the veranda of the old Makepeace mansion. He goes to the old mansion when he wants to be alone with his thoughts. Ned finds comfort sitting on the veranda, looking out into the countryside.

Ned goes to Mr. Scully's house and notices that the "FOR SALE" sign is gone. He looks for the one-eyed gray cat but the cat is nowhere to be found. Mr. Scully's old car has been removed and the outhouse had been taken down, the lumber stacked at the back door of the house. Soon, he does not think about the cat much at all.

Ned asks Mrs. Kimball about the history of the Makepeace mansion. Mrs. Kimball says that the...