Part 5, Chapter 2 Summary

Persse flies into Heathrow on New Year's Eve and heads straight to the British Airway Information Desk to ask for Cheryl. A supervisor says Cheryl has been fired this morning for getting even with a nasty patron by marking his pass "S" for smuggler. Cheryl has been fed up with the job and has gone abroad. Persse stares up at the huge departures board, pictures Cheryl and wonders where in the small, narrow world to begin looking for her.

Part 5, Chapter 2 Analysis

This chapter devotes two pages to creating another quest for poor Persse to pursue around the small world.