Griffith returned his daughter to her room, which had long since been tidied up to its former cleanliness.
Recovering from her serious injuries, Nancy still needed more attention.
After being angry just now and tossing and turning for so long, she had long been a little sleepy.
Griffith noticed this, and after giving her a few careful instructions, he went to his office, leaving her with plenty of space.
Michael had nothing to do when her father returned.
Sleepiness overtook her and she went to bed and soon fell asleep.
Upon Daniel's return home, he realised that there was more than one thing wrong with Clare.
More self-loathing flooded over him in anger.
It was his fault for neglecting the house and being so busy with his work that he had allowed his wife to raise his son to be like that!
He called Clare to his room and prepared to reason with Clare.