Chapter 24, Fruit Défendu Summary

Bond bathes before dinner. In the bathroom he shares with Vesper, he notices a bottle of sleeping pills among her things. He decides the kidnapping must have disturbed her more than it shows. Bond continues to bathe and dress and he and Vesper head downstairs for dinner. They are the only ones in the dinning room. They eat lobster and drink champagne. The two look into each other's eyes and anticipate the night to come. Vesper is thrilled by the fancy dinner, she feels spoiled. She does not feel like she deserves such nice treatment. While Bond asks what she means, she tells him that he really does not know her at all.

Vesper says that "people are islands...they don't really touch. However close they are..." Bond at first feels disheartened but what she has said...