Part II, Chapters 8-10 Summary

Chapter 8 opens Part II, which is called "The Sea of Girls." Chapter 8 is entitled "Safe Among the Girls." In Toronto, Mrs. Wicksteed has Jack driven to school at St. Hilda's in her limousine by her Jamaican driver, Peewee.

Arriving at the school, Jack's door is opened by a large older student, a girl named Emma Oastler. Jack also meets Mrs. McQuat, a breathless older teacher nicknamed The Gray Ghost. Emma takes Jack under her wing.

Chapter 9 is called "Not Old Enough." Emma has started riding home with Jack after school, where they are alone in Mrs. Wicksteed's house except for her housekeeper, Lottie. Alone in Jack's room, Emma asks him if he ever feels like touching girls. Jack says he does not, and Emma asks him to show her his penis, which he does.

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