Chapter 16 Summary

Stephanie's work in the Willemse household is short-lived. She works hard for little pay, but they are unaware of her past, and when they discover it – a flippant comment from a woman in town embarrasses Mrs. Willemse – they fire her. Stephanie goes to Pieter for help. He gives her some money. When she has left, Pieter loses himself in thought and it is revealed that he envied a student he attended Stellenbosch University with, Moffie de Bruyn. Moffie is a racist, but Pieter envies him and wishes he could be like that too, because even though he thinks it shameful, to be like that is to be safe.

He pays a visit to Kappie, determined to tell him everything. They look at Kappie's stamp collection, they listen to music and though Kappie can sense that Pieter wants to tell him something, he does...