Summary

In Chapter 25, Layla visits Mrs. Lacey to learn about how her home was used as a military hospital during the war, and when she encounters Willa on her return home, Willa is furious when Layla mentions Felix so she lies that her parents still love one another and are heartbroken over their separation. At home, Felix talks easily with Layla, and though Willa wishes her lie were true, she believes Layla is the terrible one. Sol is eagerly awaiting Jottie at the theater, and they swig whisky from his flask as they enjoy the show, causing Jottie to feel drunk. That night, Felix wakes Jottie to help him tend his bleeding knuckles, and as she chides him for fighting, he mocks her for drinking alone, offering to join her next time. Felix is always closed off, but whenever he opens up, Jottie is...