1922

Over the next few days, Wilf does not hear anything about Henry. He continues to work on the farm, waiting for something new to happen. On Friday, Sheriff Jones arrives with Wilf’s truck. Jones tells him that someone found Wilf’s truck on the roadside, but there was no sign of Henry. He admonishes Wilf for not reporting it sooner and reveals that Henry has not yet shown up at St. Eusebia. He then tells Wilf that someone robbed a gas station in Lyme Biska, near where the truck was found. Wilf adamantly defends Henry, insisting that he would not do something like that.

After Sheriff Jones is gone, Wilf admits to himself that he knows that Henry is the one who committed the robbery. After murdering his own mother, Wilf reasons, robbery would be easy. He worries that Henry will try it again and get caught, and the truth about everything will come out.

Over the next few days, it rains, so Wilf spends time mostly reading. However, he keeps thinking about Arlette, wondering if she is somehow still “aware” in the well and happy at how things are turning out for him. One day, while reading in the sitting room, he panics, thinking that he feels Arlette touch him on the shoulder.