Chapter 55

Now, as she sat by the window, she could see the tops of the whole row of poplars, tipped with new leaves. It was her last night in the hospital. She had been there so long that she was reluctant to leave. It was frightening to think of going back to a world that was wider. But, she was recovered. She was as well, almost, as she would ever be. She had long been free from fever. She had been for some weeks free from pain. The things that were broken in her body had healed. And if there were things broken in her hear…