Daunis replays the Elders handing her the affidavits as she tries to read
The Sound and the Fury.
Ron finally comments that she hasn’t turned a page in 20 minutes. When Daunis says she barely understands what’s going on, Ron helps her figure out what the book is actually about: time, rather than the individual events. This almost makes Daunis cry because Ron reminds her so much of
Uncle David. She fears that eventually, she’ll stop thinking about David and
Lily every day. She knows this is just because “memories are fickle” and can fade, but she’s afraid of going on without Lily.