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

"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.

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

Virgie's mind is wandering after the funeral.

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.

Virgie's mother dies.

Eugene meets a Spaniard on the beach and is captivated. He's also ashamed because he hit Emma, his wife or girlfriend.

In "Music From Spain", Eugene adopts a Spanish artist. He imagines a life for him.

In "Music From Spain" Eugene McClain hits his wife and can't forgive himself.

Easter (female lead character) almost drowns. The Boy Scout saves her.