Chapter 8 Summary

The following morning, Fleur receives a letter from Revisson Doe informing her that a small problem had arisen in regards to her novel and that is would best be discussed in person. He asks her to make an appointment as soon possible so that they can meet to discuss the matter. The letter upset Fleur a great deal, and she called the company that morning to make an appointment, after having read the letter over and over and analyzing it sentence by sentence. Revisson Doe sounded rather unfriendly and nervous and refused to give Fleur any information about the matter over the phone and she made an appointment for three-thirty that afternoon. Fleur supposed he wanted her to change some important part of the novel, and resolved to herself to refuse to change any part of it. She then wondered if Theo and...