Section II (pages 31-64 Summary

At the beginning of section II Richard receives the last 10 years of letters that he wrote to C. in the mail. He understands that he is to return hers as well. He finishes his novel and sends it in to be printed. He slips into another reverie about his time with C. living in an apartment in B. They handle the cold by reading stories to each other at night.

Richard describes C.'s job as a museum guard and his job as a programmer. They furnish their apartment with used furniture that others are done with. Richard tells C. stories that he is working on for book ideas and she pretends to be completely enthralled by them, although one does grab her attention.

Richard continues to struggle with a story line for his next book. He...