The Last of Cheri, Chapters 8, 9 and 10 Summary

Finally Cheri decides to visit Lea and makes his way to her new flat, momentarily considering fleeing before the maid lets him inside. Cheri is shocked to find that Lea is grossly overweight and has short, gray hair. The only way Cheri would have known her are her blue eyes and deep voice. Cheri cannot help staring at this insult to his memories as Lea says goodbye to another visitor. Clearly Lea makes no more attempts at restricting her body in order to please others, and she seems happy in spite of her changed appearance.

Cheri, on the other hand, is silently horrified by Lea's drastically changed appearance and silently implores her to show him the real Lea again. Lea comments on Cheri's pale and sickly appearance and advises him to see a...