Remembering Summary and Analysis

A year later, Mr. Henderson is still headmaster at Fernhill School. Sylvia, however, has retired. A workman comes to Sylvia's residence asking for her husband. The worker wants to report that the floors in the infant rooms are still too wet from newly applied varnish to allow the children in. Sylvia knows this is a problem for the teachers who are busy attempting to get everything organized and ready for the children. The workman points out that it is so humid that it is difficult for anything to dry. Sylvia agrees, adding that her clothes have been hanging on the line for days and are still damp.

Sylvia visits the newly remodeled infant rooms and is thrilled with the bright colors the walls are painted with, no doubt inspired by paintings by the children. The varnished floor is polished to a...