Chapter 7 Summary

In Chapter 7, Leo is preparing to go to New York for an exhibition of his artwork. Molly is away for a month with Brian, and Anna and Leo have been spending long hours making love and lounging. Anna goes in to work late in the afternoon to run the rats through their courses, and spends most of the day with Leo. The night before Leo is to leave, he has a party attended by many of his artist friends. During the party, Leo embarrasses Anna by whistling for silence and then declaring that Anna is going to say something, though he had not warned her he would do this and she had no plans to say anything.

Nevertheless, that night the two make up and go back to her place, leaving his studio filled with beer cans and overflowing ashtrays. The next morning...