She went off and hid in the bushes to watch him come out of his cabin. She wanted to think of him as much as possible. That was it, and this girl who had been so irritated at the others talking about guys found herself in love with a stranger. He rubbed her arms and legs and gave her his shirt to wrap herself in. She couldn't stand him, didn't answer his questions to her, got mad when other people were talking about him, and then on the second day that he was there, he rescued her after she fell from the boat and she fell in love with him. They really appreciated receiving soap because it was so hard to find. Some thought they were boastful but her parents thought they were pleasant and friendly, and doing so much for them. Kids would go up in town and ask them for gum and they usually got some. Her mom wrote that American GIs were in England and taught them to do the jitterbug. He's only going to college to avoid it and she thinks he's a coward. Norah told Clare and Janet that Andrew should go to the war now.
No wonder Norah had no idea what she was talking about. She described it as every girl having a room that gets untidy and a visitor comes and cleans it up every month. It was funny how Aunt Florence tried to prepare Norah for her period, without explaining it well at all. Hello, he's a part of the family, you little brat. She resented Andrew and called him an intruder, was envious any time the family mentioned someone else that she didn't know about. The Ogilvies send food and clothing to her family in England. Soldiers could be seen traveling by train. There was a ration on gas, food, and you couldn't buy new tires. She wouldn't answer questions, she'd be frowning. She was always complaining about something. When I was 13 I didn't expect any special treatment or to suddenly be viewed as an adult, so I don't understand that. She thought that since she was 13 and a teenager now that she should be treated like such. I was gearing up to get all up in arms about it, because that age gap is truly wrong. I didn’t know English kids were sent to Canada during WWII. Norah is a war guest with a rich Canadian family who owns a lake house and visits there every summer.
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