Part 7, Chapters 5-7 Summary

Tomas and Tereza prepare to give Karenin the shot to euthanize him. They give Karenin the shot and bring him to the place where Tereza outlined the rectangle to bury him. She remembers her dream and thinks, "Here lies Karenin. He gave birth to two rolls and a bee" should be the epitaph.

Tereza has a horrible dream. Tomas is reading a letter, and he is forced to go to the airport and go back to Prague. Tereza insists on going with him. A man with a gun goes to shoot Tomas, who then shrinks and turns into a rabbit and runs. In the end, Tereza gets hold of the rabbit and presses it to her face.

Tereza again finds Tomas reading a letter at his desk. This time, she asks him what the letter is. Tomas explains that...