Chapter Seven Summary

Rachel arrives at the apartment, and the maid, Lucy Mae Hopkins, tells her that Mark is there. Rachel finds Mark reading a book to Sam, a new blazer draped over the chair. Mark tells Rachel that he bought the blazer at Britches, a store in Washington.

Mark tells Rachel that he wants her to come home, and that he will not see Thelma again. Rachel does not say anything and Mark begins to cry, saying that he is in pain. Rachel gives in, unable to see a man cry, and agrees to go home. Mark stops crying immediately and tells Rachel to put her ring back on. Rachel tells Mark about the robbery at her group and he laughs, offending her. Rachel notices that Mark is already thinking about making the story part of a column and she tells him that...