Catherine, Lucy’s mother-in-law,picked out Lucy’s clothing. She rode in the front seat while Lucy was relegated to the back. Lucy states that Catherine was “ too much” in William and her marriage. When Catherine was dying and the doctor warned the family that it would not be pretty, Lucy spent the summer with her in semi-hospice care. There was an easy rhythm between them until Lucy in trying to comfort Catherine’s discomfort, even on morphine, said “ Oh, Catherine, it will be soon now, I promise.” Lucy is reduced to tears for all her effort as Catherine raises her arm and tells Lucy to get out for she is a horrible girl and a piece of trash. When Catherine’s family secrets are revealed, both characters and readers rearrange their judgments.