Molly put down her work and went to the door.

I saw a woman coming in who could have been Molly.

And so Molly was here, because she had no place else to be.

I went to Molly's room and asked her for money again.

She felt the same way about her father and Molly.

Could she be taking Molly, and her husband as well?

It would be three days before she saw Molly again.

But Molly - she seems to have them nearly all the time.

If things went well, Molly could ask her parents to stay longer.

Molly was on the bed, one hand under her head.

Molly held the door, about to close it behind her.

He wanted to call Molly, but it was too early.

What has happened to Molly in her first eight years?

Does he have something against us, and he's taking that out on Molly?

But he could tell that Molly didn't want to say more about him right now.

Then it seemed like just about any of the women could be Molly.

After a moment, Molly gave up trying to hear exactly what he said.

Yes, she thought, Molly certainly knew the down side of being a single mother.

Now Molly's been with her since she first got married, you know.

So far as her father was concerned, Molly didn't know what to call him.

He had been seeing Molly on and off for about six months.

Yes, he and Molly certainly seemed to hit it off well.

It was, after all, not a bad idea to bring Molly inside, he thought.

Molly sat where she had been since this all started.

He turned back to Molly, who still had her eyes closed.