Alright y'all, so this is a pretty rough one. Please don't let my mispronunciation of the word "abandonment" at the top of the episode undercut that.
Ivy is garbage and I want her to be covered in honey and dropped on top of a nest of ants. Reg is a coward and I want him to be stripped naked and paraded down High Street while people chuck handfuls of horse manure at him.
The ending section of this chapter gives us a little relief, only to almost immediately tear it away from us by creating a giant garbage-monster that chases Tom and Polly, and I resent it.
Thank you again to Patricia for commissioning this episode, and I will be seeing you all very soon with the next installment! If you'd like to buy the book, you may do so here: https://amzn.to/2xY8yhS