The Desert, Chapter 11 Summary

At the beginning of this section James Axton arrives in Bombay. He marvels at how air travel sets the traveler apart from the rest of the static world. He is in India to open a new office for Rowser, and Anand Dass meets him at the airport. Apparently, Owen Brademas has been in India for quite a while, now living in Lahore. Anand gives James his address. James recalls the night the Kathryn tried to kill him for having an affair.

In Greece, James meets Lindsay Keller and Ann Maitland at the British Council. They discuss the popular uprisings in Athens. After Lindsay leaves, Ann talks to James about Eliades, who is indeed stationed in London at present. She and James are now involved, it seems.

That night, James is at a restaurant with the Kellers and Hardeman, discussing...