Chapters 108-114 Summary

Philip has been sneaking into the hospital to check his mail. One day he gets a letter from his uncle asking him to visit. Philip thinks that perhaps the old man is finally dying and he decides to go visit. Philip is hoping he will inherit enough money when his uncle dies to continue his studies. Philip finds his uncle ill, but not ill enough to die. Philip's uncle has changed little and is still selfish. However, Philip finds him afraid of dying, which he finds curious since the man has spent his entire life preaching the beauty of the afterlife. Philip returns to his work and waits for his uncle to die. The old man lingers longer than Philip had hoped.

Some months later Philip gets a letter from Mildred. Philip wants to throw away the letter, but discovers he...