“I said, ‘Doss, where are you going?’ and she said, ‘I am going to look for my Blue Castle.’”

The family get together to try and work out what to do after Valancy leaves. Was she insane? What is to be done! And most important of all, who will rub cousin Stickles' back at night now?

Mrs Frederick is in tears and Uncle Benjamin calls for calm, but it's clear that Valancy is resolute about her new life.