▁but ▁she ▁soft ens ▁upon ▁g lim ps ing ▁the ▁inf ected ▁w ounds ▁on ▁Georg ie ' s ▁back ▁left ▁by ▁the ▁ab use ▁of ▁his ▁past . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁confront ation , ▁Georg ie ▁becomes ▁ill ▁and ▁col laps es ▁into ▁un cons cious ness . ▁While ▁Georg ie ▁is ▁del iri ous ▁with ▁fe ver , ▁Mrs . ▁Har per ▁arr anges ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁rose b ush ▁re pl anted ▁in ▁her ▁garden ▁and ▁vis its ▁Georg ie ▁often . ▁However , ▁with ▁her ▁angry ▁threat ▁still ▁in ▁his ▁mind , ▁Georg ie ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁forg ive ▁Mrs . ▁Har per ▁and ▁ref uses ▁to ▁see ▁her . ▁ ▁As ▁Georg ie ▁re co vers , ▁he ▁forms ▁a ▁friendship ▁with ▁Tim othy , ▁whom ▁Sister ▁Mary ▁Ang ela ▁calls ▁her ▁" public ▁relations " ▁boy . ▁Tim othy ▁explains ▁that ▁Mrs . ▁Har per ' s ▁husband ▁and ▁elder ▁son , ▁Paul , ▁were ▁recently ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident . ▁Mrs . ▁Har per ' s ▁gr ief ▁makes ▁it ▁difficult ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁around ▁boys ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁her ▁dead ▁son . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Georg ie ▁becomes ▁friends ▁with ▁Mrs . ▁Har per ' s ▁younger ▁son , ▁Robin , ▁who ▁has ▁severe ▁cogn itive ▁imp air ments , ▁and ▁his ▁grand father , ▁Mr . ▁Col lier . ▁While ▁Mr . ▁Col lier ▁helps ▁Georg ie ▁learn ▁to ▁read , ▁Georg ie ▁tries ▁to ▁teach ▁Robin ▁to ▁speak ▁and ▁helps ▁him