Chapters 3 and 4 Summary

Frederic enters law school two months after going home. He uses his connection with Roque to meet Monsieur Dambreuse. The wealthy industrialist Dambreuase and his socialite wife interview him but find him uninteresting. Frederic is unhappy about this but is delighted to find Jacques Arnoux's art shop on his walk home. He fantasizes about running into Marie Arnoux. Frederic grows restless in law school and prefers to pursue writing and literature. He wanders the Parisian streets, hoping to run into Marie. He does not hear back from Monsieur Dambreuse; further, Charles had connected him with Senecal, a mathematician tutoring, but Senecal ignores him too. Frederic spends some time writing a novel and composing music. At a theatre event, Frederic sees Jacques Arnoux, who is at that time with two other women - a piece of apparel on Jacques's hat causes him...