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Marys rebellion against Aunt Jane and Marys disguise
The narrator recalls Aunt Jane restricting Mary from socializing and grocers, worsening town gossip about a forbidden romance. Frustrated, she briefly renounces Mary and dresses as Marie, reliving youth by dressing in white, dancing, and playing the piano while imagining Boston and Lester, then noticing a coffin plate and wax cross in the parlor.
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Father
Mary
Marie
Aunt Jane
Mother
Susie
Lester
Boston
Andersonville