There was something of the quality of a miracle about it. Like atonement or forgiveness, a life given to her that she didn’t deserve. She and Peter found a new apartment so as to have more room. And she finally relented⁠—⁠they bought a house on Cabot Lake. It made more sense to her now, to have this house. Idyllic⁠—⁠children swimming in the lake or running through the woods.