Chapter 11 Summary

A month before the election, Matthew reveals to Bunny that Helen will be having a baby in three weeks. He knows that she will not get an abortion and has even sent her to resorts, thinking that travel might cause a miscarriage. Matthew says that he loves Helen and does not want to leave her. Bunny suggests that Matthew prepare to leave and, when the baby's born, tell Helen the truth and give her the opportunity to run away with him.

Two days before the election, most of the country believes that the Democrats are going to take office and that Givens will be president. As Arthur Snobbcraft hosts a pre-election party, Dr. Buggerie informs him that they cannot release any of the genealogical data that he has gathered. The data reveals that the vast majority of people in the lower and upper...