Chapter 5, Amer Wagdi [2] Summary

Amer laments that the peace he had hoped for at the end of his life has b een destroyed. Zohra and Mansour are in their rooms, Hosny has gone out, Mariana is hysterical, and Tolba is irritable. They wonder what evil awaits them in the New Year. When he emerges, Mansour is shown the newspaper he stares blankly, and then confesses to the murder and leaves to turn himself in to the police. Only Tolba believes it possible and suggests that the motive is a hidden love of Zohra. Amer cuts off further discussion, putting it in the hands of Providence. {Qur'an 24} Mariana decides that Zohra, even if innocent, must go. She has brought bad luck. Hosny returns and announces that he is moving out. He seems surprised by the news about Mansour. The original trio is happy to...