Summary Continued
Larry piled up hay underneath Katrina to break her fall and she survived
The story returns to the present tense when Larry is grown up and an accomplished lawyer
We then find out Katrina has committed suicide (when she was grown up as well)
There are many reasons to this (divorce, depression)
Larry tried to keep in touch with her but feels bad because he was so busy with his job
He never had time to visit so he feels like it was his partially his fault she committed suicide
Herbert
In the past, Larry and Kitty climbed up the unstable ladder many times while their parents were away.