Summary

Pages 242 – 256. As he and the director drive to Eva’s house from the airport, Boaz finds himself revealing what happened between him and Mira - specifically, what Mira had told him about how the relationship with the other man in her life (Eric) developed. In particular, he refers to how Mira got pregnant in an effort to cement her marriage and deny her feelings for Eric. Narration then describes how Boaz looks out the window of the limousine he’s in and sees how dirty and messy Jerusalem seems to have become: but then he sees a couple of boys joyfully playing soccer in the street, and has a sudden experience of happiness and possibility. A short time later, he arrives at Eva’s, where he unexpectedly finds Mira.

As he and Mira talk, Boaz is vividly aware of how empty the house...