Part III, Chapter 6, Tengo Summary

Nurse Omura thinks it is kind that Tengo is reading to his father. She asks if Tengo wouldn't mind her sitting in on his reading, and Tengo says she is more than welcome to sit. He is reading Dinesen's "Out of Africa".

Every evening, Tengo calls Fuka-Eri to check up on her. The fee collector continues to visit, and Fuka-Eri does not answer. Tengo tries calling Komatsu, but Komatsu still cannot be reached. Finally, he comes back to his office, and Tengo calls. Komatsu seems different, and seems more withdrawn. Tengo is invited out to dinner with Nurse Omura, Nurse Adachi, and Nurse Tamura. The three nurses chide him about the older relationship he had, and they say that normally a woman in that position doesn't just cut off contact. It leaves an ominous feeling in Tengo...