The Stirlings settle with treating Valancy as if she were dead, and when that wasn't possible such as when Valancy and Barnie show in Uncle Benjamin's grocery store, they resort to confrontation.  Uncle Benjamin accuses Barnie of having tricked her to leave her family and friends. Of course, Barnie is having none of that.
“I have made her happy,” he said coolly, “and she was miserable with her friends. So that’s that.”
 
Otherwise, Valancy is settlings into her Blue Castle.