Chs 31-41

This was a good section of the book.  They did not make much progress, in fact none at all, on the journey down the river.  The man who had helped them escape the four men turned out to be an ex-priest who flew a plane as a crop duster.  they are still at his house, using a small neighboring cabin he owns.  Abby has been able to cross out more things on her list.  Specifically, riding a carousel and doing a loopty loop in his plane.  The part of the story that was the most interesting to me this time was the portion that described her fight with cancer.  At one point, she gives him the okay to have a girlfriend.  His reply was that he already had a girlfriend.  It was so moving and I thought about myself and my husband and how we would do that for each other.  I wonder how difficult it must be for people experiencing this everyday.  A woman whose husband was at the hospital for treatment became friends with Doss.  Unfortunately she decided to invite him to be intimate with her.  He amazingly declined and went for a run for basically the whole night.  He even went to Abby to tell her what had happened even though she was asleep.  Unfortunately for Doss, when he returned to his room and showered, he found the woman in his bed, naked.  Just seconds after that Abby's father walked in and assumed the worst.  I'm so curious now as to when or if he will tell Abby what did and did not happen.  I hope that the father finds out and understands at some point the perspective of Doss.  I hope that even though they basically cant stand each other that they are able to come to an understanding for Abby's sake.  Well, I'm almost through with it so hopefully I'll get to the end before the end of the semester.