Chapter 10 Summary

Lila and Amanita live on the waterfront in an exclusive part of the town. She says hello to her father as she enters her house, but he is sleeping. He is wealthy from having inherited a tobacco fortune from his father. He doesn't know much or care much about business since his bank handles his trust fund. His law firm was McAllister, Robjent, Reed and McGee, the same firm that represents Senator Rosewater. McAllister is also the partner that handles his affairs.

In his youth, Stuart had been against the free-enterprise system. Even though he had changed his views, McAllister always includes pro-free-enterprise literature in his correspondence with Stuart. Stuart had wanted to give much of his money away to the poor when he was younger, but he was prevented from doing so by McAllister.

As Lila is glancing out at the harbor...