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Laura Finger is on page 5 of 622

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David Schwinghammer is on page 619 of 622

In "The Demonstrators", Dr. Strickland finds a man bleeding from his mouth.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 607 of 622

At the end of "Where is the Voice Coming From?" a clown shoots a black man, and drops the gun.

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They arrive in Naples and the story comes to a screeching halt.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 592 of 622

Ongoing short story, "Going to Naples": Mama boxes Gabriella's ears.

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Ray is on page 118 of 622

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David Schwinghammer is on page 586 of 622

Gariella et. al. on board a passenger ship on the way to Europe.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 574 of 622

In "Going to Naples" the ship sails down the coast of Europe.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 574 of 622

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David Schwinghammer is on page 567 of 622

Throughout most of the story "Kin" I thought the narrator was a man.
Not so much. I guess Welty thought the reader should be able to figure that out on his/her own.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 559 of 622

In the story "Kin", a photographer shows up. He concentrates on Uncle Felix and Kate.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 552 of 622

Visiting Uncle Felix.

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In "Circe", Circe and Ulysses meet.

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Ray is on page 102 of 622

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David Schwinghammer is on page 531 of 622

In "Ladies in Spring" Miss Hattie Purcell can bring the rain, and there's no doubt about it.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 519 of 622

The boat stops in a little town.

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The people in the train compartment talk about nothing.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 503 of 622

"The Bride of Innisfallen" is about people in a train compartment on their way to Ireland.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 492 of 622

"The Burning" is a bit of a ghost story. I quit reading last night with two pages left in the story. I always look for white space so I can quit and go to bed.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 479 of 622

In "No Place for You, My Love" a woman says to her dancing partner, "For whose benefit do we have to show off?"

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David Schwinghammer is on page 465 of 622

Virgie's mind is wandering after the funeral.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 451 of 622

Relationships are hard to keep track of in this book, but it seems that Miss Katie was Virgie's aunt. The Miss Katie dies, there's a big funeral.

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David Schwinghammer is on page 438 of 622

Virgie's mother dies.