Summary

Pages 95 through 96 – The parrot chatters as Sophie and Josephine clean up the bar under Mama’s watchful eye. Sophie quietly sings as Mama’s attention is drawn to a distant truck coming down the road. She tries to attract the truck and its inhabitants into the bar, but the truck drives by. Sophie and Josephine go out to get some fresh water. Mama collapses in despair.

Pages 96 through – Christian comes in wearing a new suit. He explains to Mama that he knows what happened at her bar; that he debated about coming back, but found that his feelings for her were too strong; and that he feels it’s time for them to be together as a couple. Further conversation is temporarily interrupted by Sophie, coming back in to finish work. She embraces her uncle with happy surprise, becoming even happier when he...