Chapters 7-10 Summary

A week passes in chapter seven, during which nobody sees Stofsky, who sometimes disappears in that way. Pasternak becomes deeply involved with Christine, abetted by Kathryn, who lets the couple come to the apartment despite Kathryn having told Paul she didn't want Pasternak to do that anymore. She suggests it would be better for Pasternak and Christine to have an affair than to torture themselves about it. One night, when Kathryn and Paul are at a bar with Pasternak and Christine, Paul gives the apartment key to Pasternak. After the couple leaves the bar, Kathryn and Paul have a discussion about how they would feel if one of them had an affair. They agree uncertainly that it might be okay if they told each other. When they leave the bar, they witness a fight between a big man and a little...