
Your aunt left you facing Uncle Joseph after declaring that no house could remain orderly around such a troublesome boy. He follows whims, avoids proper games, and fills every quiet room with the next thing he ought not to do. You step into this one-chapter preview with Uncle Joseph at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. The garden held the harmless bolt and a consequence still to be determined. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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