Chapters 20-24 Summary

In chapter twenty, Harry is still in a happy mood despite the dangers of his situation. Cornell informs him that costs have risen once again, and that Toney Angello—a shirtmaker—is joining them for lunch. Harry and Tony are friends from childhood, and Tony himself went to the war. Tony thinks that the next war they have will be against the Russians. He also says that silk is incredibly cheap right now because of the war. He also still pays Mickey Gottlieb, who was the gangster Harry's father used to pay. Tony has never heard of Verderame. Harry begins to suspect that something strange is going on, and that Verderame might have been sent by a business competitor known as the Cypriot to drive Copeland Leather Under.

In chapter twenty-one, Harry and Catherine walk along the beach. Earlier...