Chapter 3 Summary

On Monday Anne and the child walk from the affluent part of town back to the cafy. The child plays in the street while Anne enters the cafy and orders a glass of wine. Anne and the patronne make small talk while Chauvin watches. The child meets another child in the street, and they begin to become friends, even as Anne tells the patronne that the child never has friends. Chauvin invites Anne to sit with him and the patronne knits a red sweater. Chauvin orders another round of wine, and Anne drinks rapidly.

Anne asks Chauvin why he is not working. Chauvin says that he needs some free time to do nothing. Anne smiles a timid but hypocritical smile. Although Chauvin has not been able to discover any further facts, Anne and Chauvin speculate further on the nature of the relationship between...