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Nobody knows when Sister Jenny’s remains will arrive. The protagonist wonders if Simone’s reputation will make the transfer more difficult. Not only did a guest once complain that Simone does not follow the rules strictly, but others question her allowing the protagonist to stay permanently without becoming a sister.

Later that night, the protagonist looks up at the stars and feels happy with her life at the abbey. She cannot find the words to describe her longing for a new place to feel at home.

In the morning, the protagonist finds that mice have chewed their way to her baby lettuces, leaving only three untouched. She begins repairing and improving her defenses and thinks of how her mother once reveled in working with dirt.

The protagonist hears the piano playing in the night; the next day, she wants to ask others about it but is interrupted by Simone, who announces that Sister Jenny’s bones will arrive soon.