Part 1: Chapters 9, 10, and 11 Summary

Claude continues to spend time at the Fisk residence as Peter's accompanist but Claude is more interested in Catherine who continues to treat him with disdain. One evening Claude accompanies Peter and Catherine in a performance given to a large group of influential people at a dinner party at the Fisk home. Although Catherine is not appreciative of his efforts, Claude meets George Balanchine, the famous ballet dancer and choreographer, making the evening a success for Claude.

Claude is still enthralled with going to the movies and falls in love with the movie, A Place in the Sun, featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift. Claude is spellbound by Taylor's beauty but is particularly impressed with the story line of a poor boy with no social standing who falls in love with a socialite whose father also embraces the young...