Part One, Chapter III - IV Summary

In Chapter III, it is the next day. Bertrand tells Joachim he must return to Berlin for business. Joachim's father breaks down at this news and the doctor is called. For this reason, Joachim must delay his return to Berlin. When his father is more stable, Joachim rushes to Ruzena, and she convinces him to stay longer than planned. Joachim resents these demands on his time, from his family and from Ruzena, and spends his time between the two. Once while he is in Stolpin, Bertrand goes to check on Ruzena, and after a misunderstanding, she shoots him in the arm and then runs away. Joachim comes back to Berlin to find her. As Joachim looks for Ruzena at the casinos and cafes, he is alarmed to see how many of the prostitutes...