Summary

In section i, Theo and Kitsey go apartment hunting and shopping for china before they are to get married.

In section ii, Theo reports how the engagement to Kitsey happened within two months of seeing her again and in fact, Kitsey proposed to Theo, which Kitsey says would make Mrs. Barbour so happy. Theo finally makes a conscious decision to let go of Pippa and is able to move forward with his life, though he still feels some pain with which he will need to live. Mrs. Barbour discloses to Theo that she always thought of him as one of her own.

In section iii, Theo remembers and worries over Lucius Reeve, who sent Hobie a correspondence card regarding moving forward with the deal; the mysterious men who stalk Theo, whom Grisha asked about; and the fairness of marrying Kitsey...