Chapter 39 Summary

Dick spends the next day doing little but thinking. Eddie is enthusiastic that with the damage repair that is needed, he can become a general contractor and turn the corner into real profitability. He evens tells Dick that the two of them can spend the winter repairing boats right in his yard. Dick, however, cannot seem to get excited about anything except surveying the damage to his boat. May reminds him that he better think about repairing his house. He drives by himself to his driveway, but can't get himself to stop. He makes the excuse that he will look at the damage to some other homes so he will have an idea how his faired compared to others. He sees the Wedding Cake sustained very little damage. In fact, there is already a truck spraying fresh water onto the grass to save...