Summary

In Chapter 5, the narrator meets an old friend, Paniotis, along with a woman novelist that he knows. Faye does not know the woman. The restaurant where they meet is not fashionable. However, Paniotis chooses it because the three of them can talk there without being interrupted by anyone. He is less interested in socializing these days.

Faye had last met Paniotis three years ago when she was still married. Her husband and children had come along, too. After seeing Faye and her family, Paniotis had left feeling that his life was a failure and that Faye's family was perfect. He had taken a picture of them. He has it with him, but she does not want to look at it. Back then, he had hopes of starting a publishing house, but he lost faith in the idea. While they wait for Angeliki...