Part 1, Chapters XII - XV Summary

Thea and Archie run into each other as they attempt to find something to do one July night. Everyone else is asleep. Archie warns Thea he believes Wunsch will leave Moonstone soon. Archie wonders why he and Wunsch are in Moonstone. There is nothing happening there and nothing to learn. Archie then changes the subject and asks Thea what she plans to do with her life. He encourages her not to just marry and settle down but to give herself a chance to do what she wants. Thea admits she wants to "learn to do something well." She has chosen music because that is where she excels. She needs Wunsch to teach her all he can. Thea tells Archie she wants to study in Germany not only because Wunsch has told her that is the...