Summary

In Chapter 14, Margot meets Sweetness at Rupert’s Box Lunch and Variety Restaurant. She asks Sweetness to perform a job for her, to seduce a woman, before she agrees to hire her. At first, Sweetness refuses the job. Margot tries to help the girl overcome her doubts. When Margot has had enough, she gets up as if to walk away. The girl stands up and agrees to do as Margot wants. They make plans to meet that night. Before Margot leaves, Sweetness tells her that even though she is agreeing to do the job, she is not homosexual.

In Chapter 15, Charles and Thandi walk together toward the castle being built on the hill. They dance in the large, uncompleted hall. Charles says the building will probably be finished in March. Charles tells her that where he lives they can hear the...