After work, as he leaves the station, Pieter meets Anna outside in the street and together they go for a drink at the Royal Hotel. They unburden themselves on one another: he tells her of his day and she tells him of her life. She adores him and tells him as much. They drink a succession of brandies and both are drunk when she realizes that it is seven o'clock and that she should have been home by six-thirty. Pieter escorts her home.
Returning to his own home, Pieter eats little, drinks more, telephones Kappie and tells him that he cannot come tonight but.....
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