Part 4: Noel: Chapters 21-27: Return of Marsha, Guy Flamm, The New Noel, The Engagement Party, Muriel, Sam Rothmore, The Seder Summary

Chapter 21: Marjorie graduates from Hunter College, having gained acclaim for her production of Pygmalion and with a possibility for a role in a Broadway show. Both Noel and former friend Marsha attend the ceremony, Noel much more subdued and Marsha much thinner. Marjorie admits to Marsha that no man she has met since her summer at South Wind can compare to Noel. She has been seeing him but simply is not experiencing the chemistry she once did. As yet, there has been no intimacy, and Noel has been unproductive, save for one show, Princess Jones, which has yet to be picked up by any producer...