Part Two, Fourth Chapter: The Moonlight of Gabriela, Sections titled Of an Inspired Bard and his Mundane Needs, Of Mrs. Saad's Conformity and Nonconformity, Of Candidates and Deep-Sea Divers, and The Man Hunt Summary

The circus is in town, but Nacib tells Gabriela she cannot go since he has bought two tickets for a poet's lecture instead. Gabriela begs Nacib, but he tells her it will look bad if she goes to a silly circus instead of attending the lecture with her husband.

Gabriela attends the lecture, which is incredibly boring. Even Nacib has difficulty staying awake, and Gabriela, dressed in fine clothes and shoes that pinch her feet, is miserable. Afterward, Nacib...