Section 4 (page 96 to page 115) Summary

Utz whispers to the narrator that he smuggled it in. Marta comes in, sees how they look and withdraws to the kitchen to bang pots together. This is how they foil the bugs that Utz says are planted in his apartment. They talk about porcelain prices at auction, about which the narrator can only speculate, having no market knowledge. Utz is moved to little cries of joy at the prices the narrator names, and he is filled with glee that he is a porcelain millionaire. He invites the narrator to dinner. The narrator accepts, asking first to use the bathroom. Utz is distressed and even disturbed by the request. He pretends he has not heard and has to be asked again. Utz leads him through the bedroom into the bathroom. Behind the bathroom door, the narrator sees...