This story by Patricia Grace paints a poignant picture of an elderly widow who has lived alone for fifteen years. She comforts herself by imagining her deceased husband as a star that, along with the stars of other loved ones who have died, watches over her at night. She has given away most of her belongings and lives a spartan but contented life, ever watchful for visitors who never come and listening for a telephone that never rings. As the story ends, she “wakes” to find herself surrounded by dancing stars. Themes include independence, ageing with grace, contentment, loneliness.