Chapter 14 Summary

Kate, Mary and Paula walk along the sea. They walk slowly, in single file: Paula, Mary and then Kate. Each is lost in thought. Paula received another post from Eric and she wonders what to do. She thinks that she never understood the situation between them or with Richard. She didn't fight for Richard when he decided to go, even though she now thinks she should have. She has told no one about Eric's letters.

Mary is thinking about Willy and the possibility of marrying him. She likes the idea of taking him away from here. Just Ducane's suggestion has already had an effect on her relationship with Willy. Although she can't picture herself proposing marriage yet, she thinks that things are changing. If she can simply love him, she is sure that he will open up to her.

Kate thinks about how...