Paul travels from Llanabba to London where he meets Arthur Potts for dinner and, for the first time since leaving Oxford, feels as though he is in his element, or, as Waugh describes it, as though he has finally materialized again into the solid person he used to be.
Potts has heard of Otto Silenus and seen some of his work in Munich. Potts seems to think that the twenty-five year old architect is destined for great things. Paul tells Potts about Grimes and Prendergast, and Potts tells Paul that he has gotten an interesting job under the League of Nations and has decided to forego the remainder of his schooling. Paul's moment of selfhood ends abruptly, however, the next morning, when he must meet Peter Beste-Chetwynde at the train station, whence.....
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