Part III Summary

Thea is in Chicago again. She is paying for her keep by working at a church position and providing piano accompaniment for some of Bower's students. Thea has been staying at the Studio Club but tells Bowers she has to miss her lesson to look for a new room. She doesn't like the chummy atmosphere of the club. Bowers tells Thea she needs to learn to be more pleasant so that people will like her and so that she will earn more money as an artist. Thea replies that she does not want money if she has to smile for it. Mrs. Priest arrives late for her lesson. Although Mrs. Priest is a good singer Thea resents her because Mrs. Priest does not recognize her own short comings.

Thea learns the Harsanyi's will not be returning to Chicago but will instead...