Part 3 Summary

It is the same day, but now it is after dinner. The doctor has arrived to examine Paul and try to determine what is making him act so strangely. He checks his mouth, eyes, heart and lungs. Paul answers the doctor's questions the best he can, trying hard to make everything sound normal. He does not want to give away his secret. Yet, even as he talks to the doctor, he can see the snow invade the room, hiding in the corners. The snow is talking to him now, saying that when they are alone, it will tell him a story and pile high against the door to keep every one else out of his room.

As Paul listens to his snow, he continues to talk to the doctor. He answers the doctor's questions and tells him that he is not worried about...