Various authors go to the countryside to work on several projects. One woman, specifically, is writing a chapter on William James, an American philosopher. She has recently endured a miscarriage and is having a tumultuous time attempting to cope with it. At odd hours, she finds herself running about the countryside, tempted to trespass upon private property with warning signs strewn all about the land. She reflects in nature about her miscarriage and the philosophy that James had proposed, such as the idea that the human body's reaction is what creates an emotional response, as opposed to an emotional response invoking a reaction. She finds the home of one Jerry Roth, and because it is free of warning signs, she struts onto the propoerty, finding the house recently abandoned. Wandering through the rooms, she reflects on ideas of homemaking and companionship until Jerry returns, prompting her to flee. Once she has finished the chapter, she returns to her life in the city and attempts to conceive another baby with her friend. This time, she suffers no fatalities and births her first child, and a few years after, her second as well.