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Summary
On the day Layla arrives in Chapter 4, Jottie is so distracted that she lights two cigarettes, but mocking herself, she decides it does not matter how fancy Layla looks since she is on relief like half the town. Willa is intrigued by the mysterious stranger in her silk dress and eagerly answers Layla's questions about the people she has met. Although Willa knows that Layla is not a princess, it is obvious that she has never been in a house such as the Romeyns' home. During dinner, Jottie is annoyed that Layla does not eat her apples and promises herself that she will not accept this type of boarder again, and she imagines Layla's fall from riches to rags while Felix talks to Layla about Berlin. The Romeyn sisters mock Layla as they clean up after dinner, but although they invite her to...
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