- Georgie wakes up in the lean-to, having slept well despite herself.
- She tries to think of ways to get rid of Billy.
- When she walks outside, she sees the world covered in feathers and marvels at how many pigeons must have been killed (that, or there was a massive pillow fight). She remembers there were a lot of pigeoners.
- Georgie recalls that back in March, everyone in Placid hoped the pigeons would return to nest because it would mean a lot of money for the town.
- While they were all waiting to see what the pigeons would do, Mr. Benjamin Olmstead asked Grandfather Bolte if he could court Agatha.
- Mr. Benjamin Olmstead is the richest dude in town, so that was fine by everyone but Georgie, especially when she discovered Mr. Olmstead trying to buy her sister's love with books about birds. We guess flowers work for some girls, and feathers work for others.
- In mid-April, the pigeons came back and nested in a huge L shape five miles out of town. Feathered gold.
- Georgie resents the fact that she had to stay busy seeing to pigeoners' needs at the store while Agatha got to go "bird watching" with Mr. Olmstead any hour of the day.
- She remembers how she kept thinking of ways to get between Agatha and Mr. Olmstead. Jealous much, Georgie?
- Finally, at the beginning of May, she saw Billy kiss Agatha and went and tattled to Mr. Olmstead. Mission accomplished—or so she thought.
- Back in the present, Billy's cooking up a delicious breakfast.
- Now Georgie really wants to know why Billy kissed Agatha, so she decides she'd better keep him around.