Chapter Five, In Search of a City: Part Three Summary

Beaver asks Mrs. Beaver if she has a job for Brenda at her shop. They both are annoyed at what has become of the situation with Brenda. When she calls, Beaver speaks to her shortly, turning down an invitation to spend the evening at Veronica's. Brenda, unable to afford having lunch with Jenny and Polly, orders sandwiches and stays in bed, a practice she has started to become accustomed to.

Tony and Dr. Messinger travel by foot for days, averaging about fifteen miles every day. They rest and eat on evenings, barely speaking, only to return to the trek the following day. They follow the Indian group, completely unassisted by any map. After they wade through miles of a river Rosa calls Waurupang, they go without water...