Summary

After finding Paula and Rena’s child, Caroline retreats away from Paul to nurse her broken heart, throwing herself into her charity work as, “turning oneself to the misfortunes of others is the best way to dispense with personal troubles” (366). She organizes a coat drive with he mother, helping parents pick the perfect donated coat for their child and taking fashion into consideration. “This was Paris after all. A yellow coat on a sallow child was almost worse than no coat at all” (367). A familiar face appears at the coat donation as Paul Rodierre approaches Caroline. Thin, unshaven and haggard, Caroline cannot help but notice that, “misery looked good on Paul. Unshaven, messy, lovely misery” (371). As tempted as Caroline is to fall back into his arms, she forces herself to step away and urge him to go back to his family...