Summary

In Chapter 5, Frank and Mamah use the pretense of building the garage to carry on their affair. It makes Mamah feel out of control, but she cannot think of ending it. When Frank takes up office space in downtown Chicago, their trysts become easier. Mamah uses the excuse of an afternoon class to get out of the house and goes to see Frank at his office. She wears a large bonnet with a scarf to hide her identity. They long to go out together. They go to see a movie and arrive separately and sit several rows apart and meet up after the movie.

They go on picnics where he reads Whitman’s "Leaves of Grass" to her. They understand one another perfectly. He shows her some of his prints he bought while in Japan. He gives her one of the...