Chapter 199

• The next day, I woke up a little before sunrise and went for a walk. I stopped in front of my grandmother's house and stood there for a while looking at the door. She never spoke to me again, but she promptly signed a marriage permit. I wondered what she thought about all this and if her opinion of me had changed at least a little. Despite everything, I had no hard feelings.
• I stood there for almost an hour, trying to decide whether or not to knock on the door.
• "Eliza, you've been there a long time!" My aunt opened the door and walked up to me. "Do you need anything?"