Stamp Paid, debt unpaid
He can walk right in to anyone's home, but now, not 124. At the beginning of part II we see Stamp Paid trying to move forward in the most righteous way he can after Paul D departs from 124. SP takes some responsibility for Paul's departure, although we are delivered plenty of nuance regarding that blame: - He went behind Sethe's back, like a sneak - yet he has had to sneak all his life. - He considered Sethe's feelings - but he considered them too late. - And "the thorn" is not Sethe's feelings, nor Denver's situation (she "needed somebody normal in her life"), but Baby Suggs. He's going to 124 "for Baby Suggs' sake". Despite all these crinkles, Stamp Paid goes forth to proffer himself (his attention, assistance, or apology) to Sethe. But he fails... ...again and again and again... Before thinking about why SP's plans repeatedly unravel, we have to address the peculiar events that accompany his cycle of failure. Ever