Part II: Chapters 6-10 Summary

In Chapter 6 a week passes quietly with John working in the city as well as in his Locust Valley office, dealing with the problems of the wealthy as a partner in his father's law firm, Perkins, Perkins, Sutter and Reynolds. After a day at work John heads to The Creek where he sits with a cool Lester Remsen. John tells Lester of a client that has come to his office with original stock certificates that date to the twenties. All is apparently forgiven over Lester's excitement at the thought of the large sum of money this woman had apparently stored in a closest for decades. John makes arrangements to meet with Lester during the week to go over the certificates.

In Chapter 7, John spends the morning taking care of the Allards who have the flu, thinking about...