And Wallace. The man was still a grump by anyone’s standards, but he’d found a purpose with her, with the mystery of the Campbells. What would he have when she was gone?
He doesn’t have to be in the house to study any items she donates to the library or town. She doesn’t absolutely have to remain in town for him to continue the hobby that he had begun way before she ever showed up. I thinks she’s placing too much importance on her own presence in his life.

