76. Gifts. Sophie writes that, on their last night with Bompie, Mo gave everyone a drawing he had done. He made one for Bompie of him sitting in bed, eating pie; one for Stew of him using a sextant with Brian; one for Brian of him taking up a list; a watercolor for Uncle Dock of The Wanderer; a drawing for Cody of him juggling; and a drawing for Sophie of her up in the bosun’s chair, swinging out over the waves. Sophie says she’s very touched by the gift, and wasn’t expecting one.
The fact that Mo made a drawing for Sophie is something she finds incredibly kind—it fulfills her sense of belonging to the family, that she gets to have a gift like everyone else. Mo’s drawing, in this way, is a warm gesture recognizing Sophie as an integral, valued member of her adoptive family.