He tries to comfort her by offering her some sherry he has long stored in a travel flask for an emergency sleepless night that has never come. While Macon is flying to Edmonton, he sits next to an old woman named Mrs.
Sarah mentions that she has received the final divorce papers but hasn’t signed them yet Macon feels that she is “leading up to something,” so he hangs up on her before she can elaborate. Rose is helping Porter take care of his kids, who have been sent to live with him after their mother, Porter’s ex-wife, has had a new baby. She also informs Macon that Rose is staying back at the family house with Charles and Porter. She is calling to ask if she can stay in their former house, as her lease is up and she can’t find a new home yet. That night in bed, while he is half asleep, she asks him over and over again if he would ever leave her.Īt his hotel in Winnipeg, Canada, Macon receives an unexpected phone call from Sarah. Later, at the supper, Macon feels increasingly estranged from Muriel. She admits to it, but Macon says nothing and instead just buys another bottle. Later, Macon finds that Muriel has opened and consumed half the bottle. But Muriel spots the bottle before he can gift it and is astonished at its price, complaining that Macon never buys her fancy wine. Macon plans to bring it to them at a family supper they are hosting. Macon buys a very expensive bottle of wine as a gift to Rose and Julian, who have just returned from their honeymoon. Macon can’t help but think of Sarah he wishes that she were there to see how “rich and full” his life is now. Later, Muriel’s sister Claire shows up after being “grounded for life” by their mother and complains to Macon and Muriel. Muriel becomes angry and calls Macon self-centered. Macon protests that he is not ready for it. It is a calendar marked with a date in June that says “wedding.” Muriel asks if they can get married. One day, Macon receives a package in the mail that is from Muriel. Finally, Muriel confronts Macon about their relationship, saying that it is wrong for him to hang around and not marry her, drifting along without any intention to commit to her. Over the next few days, she continues to bring up France, but Macon doesn’t change his mind.
She also reveals that she has quit her job at the animal hospital, which upsets Macon.
He says he can’t afford to bring her, and Muriel is disappointed. Muriel asks if she can accompany Macon on his next business trip to France. Later, the couple goes on a thrift-shopping trip. She asks Macon if he would do the same to her, and he denies it. Chapter Seventeen opens with Muriel telling Macon about her previous significant other, who ended up eloping with another woman, disappointing both her and Alexander.
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