Summary

Tallulah hates to leave Cecelia, but she assures her aunt that she understands. Tallulah gives her a brand new dictionary the day before she goes, and when the doorbell rings Cecelia answers it, stunned to find her father standing on the stoop. He tells her he is on his way to Chattanooga, and decided to take the long way so that he could stop in and see her. He asks her how she likes Savannah, but Cecelia doesn't answer. Oletta comes up behind her and puts her hands on Cecelia’s shoulders. She sends Cecelia upstairs to get her aunt and closes the door in her father’s face. When Tallulah comes down, her reception is equally cold, inviting him in and asking Oletta to bring them iced tea. Tallulah leaves Cecelia to talk to him, assuring her she is in the library...