Nadja, pg. 60 to 71 Summary

On the fourth day in October, Andre Breton stops at a stall outside the Humanite bookstore, buying a book. He walks towards the opera, as the offices and workshops begin to close and people head home. He sees a young, poorly dressed woman walking towards him. Breton is transfixed by her eyes, and speaks to her. The woman says she is on her way to a hairdresser, although he finds out later that this is a lie. She mentions that she is having problems with money, and they stop near a cafe where Breton continues to examine her eyes. The woman tells him she had been in love with a student but left him so as not to get in his way. She wrote to him, and eventually they ran into each other by chance in Paris. He is...