Summary

Thea and Mr. Holmes spend time together again after Thea visits with Decca. Decca and Emmy, the Holmes’s housekeeper, head outside to play. Thea and Mr. Holmes discuss Yonahlossee’s admission process and the family connections necessary to attend. Mr. Holmes says he likes running the school, but that he’d prefer just reading books. Thea rises, sits next to him, and puts her hand on his knee. Mr. Holmes expresses concern for the future of the camp due to the Depression, and Thea comforts him by kissing him. They go upstairs into Mr. Holmes’s library, where they continue to kiss. When Thea leaves Masters, she runs into Leona, who asks her if she wants to join her on a visit to the stables. Thea tells Leona to stop pretending to be her friend. Leona mocks Thea in return.

The next time...