The Blue Castle - Chapter 5

A visit to Uncle Benjamin's grocery store is in order, it would be unacceptable to get tea from anywhere else. Much as his jokes prod Valancy painfully, she buys her tea and realises his jokes are painful primarily because that are in fact true - she is getting old, she's not married, and feels unloved and unwanted. Resolving to be honest with herself from now on, she passed by her church minister, Rev. Dr. Stalling, and feels that he must be listening to her thoughts. She deligh...