"The City," Part 1, Chapters 10 and 11 Summary

The next night Smilla breaks into the building where the Cryolite Corporation financial records are stored and finds the report she needs, only after placing a call to Elsa Lubing. Smilla reads about the Cryolite expedition from Denmark to Gela Alta in the summer of 1991 and sees Norsaq's name listed as one of five fatalities. Suddenly Smilla hears the noise of someone stealthily moving toward her in the dark, and the sound of bookcases crashing to the floor announces the unexpected arrival of Fojl.

When Fojl recovers from his run-in with the bookcase, he drives Smilla back to the apartment building and invites her in for espresso. Fojl admits that he had followed Smilla to the Cryolite building because he is concerned for her safety. Fojl also tells Smilla about the night that...