Part I: Chaps. 6-11, pp. 27- 62 Summary

Chapter 6- Jaromil goes with his mother and another lady to a rest resort near a lake. Jaromil gazes out the window and stares at a man with a dog. The mother also asks about this man and finds out that he is an art teacher at Jaromil's school. The Artist joins Maman, Jaromil and the other lady, and looks over Jaromil's drawings with the dog heads, and finds them interesting. Back at home, Maman goes for long walks with Jaromil and has vague feelings that Jaromil is her ideal male companion.

Chapter 7- Jaromil is in high school and having more problems. His mother decides to bring Jaromil to the artist's studio for lessons. In a later lesson, Jaromil gets the Artist's approval by showing the artist his secret notebook with sketches...