Endnote 278 — The Pemulis household at night endnote The narrator wonders bitterly where Mrs. Pemulis was during the late-night scenes of old man Pemulis shaking Matty "awake" until his teeth rattled while little Michael curled against the far wall, silent and barely breathing. What links here Timeline events here The abuse: the late-night ritual, the Da's rationalizing, Micky silent in the cot Endnote of scene Scene 131: matty pemulis da birthday