Part 4, Chapter 7: Before the Strange Man and Part 4, Chapter 8: Now the Strange Man Summary

The chapter begins with the main character explaining that his business partner has gone from a happy drunk to an alcoholic over the last several years. However, on this day, he seems sober enough, and the two talk briefly of the main character's divorce. The partner explains that he believes the firm has overextended itself into too many areas and has therefore become different in its ways. His partner believes they are exploiting the masses, since they write advertising for things in which they don't believe. The main character points out that exploitation is a fairy tale that doesn't exist and that honest work doesn't exist. The two argue, and the main character points out to his partner that...