Chapter 5 Summary

David wakes up early and begins working. The writing goes well, and when he finishes, it is too late for breakfast. He puts his things away planning to go to the cafy, when Catherine awakes. She will join him at the cafy when she is dressed. It is a beautiful morning, and he drinks his coffee with milk and eats his ham and egg. When Catherine's egg is in danger of becoming cold, he eats that too. She appears dressed for town and announces that she is going to drive into Biarritz. She wants to go alone, although David offers to go with her, to keep her from doing anything crazy. She returns with a new, even shorter, haircut. They have breakfast in bed with champagne. Catherine manipulates David into moving on the next day.

Chapter 5 Analysis

The couple's remoteness is signified by...