Summary

In Chapter 18, on Wednesday Arianna made Slava promise that he would go to talk to Otto soon. He went first to visit Israel. His door was locked and he learned from a neighbor that Israel was in the hospital. Slava called Vova to take him to the hospital. In Israel’s hospital room, the man was asleep. Slava thought to himself that it didn’t make sense that Israel had been able to write out a note with instructions as his neighbor had said he had. The nurse told Slava there was really nothing wrong with Israel other than he was old and lonely. When Israel woke up he told Slava he envied Slava’s grandfather because he had a grandson one borough away. Israel said he’d decided that if Yuri, his son, would allow it he would go with him back to...