Lucy Learns to Live Tom and Mary O'rally lived just over a small hill, the Lawrence children's only close neighbors. The O'rallies would bring milk to the Lawrence's regularly in good weather in trade of an occasional meal or time of informal fellowship or special anniversary or holiday of some sort. They also leased land to Tom for gardening – so he would pass by in the summer quite often on his way to his fields. Noah and Tom were especially good friends. Soon after the storm died down, Tom and a couple men from town came to bury Frederic Lawrence. It was just shortly after that Julia became sick and Lucy told Vern to go get Mary. “Too many late nights in the cold?” Mary asked. She at once informed Lucy that their mother had pneumonia. And that they should have come for her sooner. “She hasn't been ill long, though.” Lucy answered defensively. “I sent Vern as soon as I realized it was more than a cold.” But Lucy felt it was even more than pn...