Part 3, Chapter 4 Summary

Everand and Heloise move to the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. Heloise contracts influenza and dies. She is buried in Switzerland. Everand writes to Heloise's aunt, but the aunt herself is already dead, and the letter is torn-up by Miss Chambre.

Part 3, Chapter 4 Analysis

Heloise's death comes unexpectedly and without much ceremony. With her death, the possibility of her ever knowing that her daughter is alive or of her ever seeing her again, is gone. This, however, sets the stage for Everand to choose a different direction with his life.