Chapter 9, Chapters 104 - 107 Summary

Chapter 104: Rachel and Soliman. This title is one of shortest chapter titles in the entire novel. Rachel has been affected by what happened between her and Soliman. She has become a bit of an informal spy - nothing more than a snoop actually, but she had not taken this attitude towards her mistress before the "affair" that she had with Soliman. During this chapter Soliman is doing well financially but only because he has been stealing from his employer, Arnheim. He only skims off the top, taking what Arnheim normally won't even notice has gone missing. Rachel and Soliman have a peculiar sort of rendezvous. In this meeting she and he sneak off to a hotel together. They behave as if they are running an errand for the Mistress or the Master. What happens is that Soliman displays Paul...