Chapters 71-82 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 71

Toomey visits his niece, Ann, and stays for dinner with her daughter, Eve. Toomey fears Eve will become just like her mother - emptily pretty. Toomey and Ann talk about the fact that Dorothy is dying and wishes to end it all.

It is learned that Carlo dies five years after being named Pope.

Chapter 72

Laura sends letters to Toomey from Africa. She claims that they are working on the outskirts and it is hard to get a grasp on the "real" Africa.

Toomey goes to Cannes to jury a film. He is confronted by several people about speaking on Nazi radio and being a homosexual. Toomey learns that Val has written the script to his movie and he is not pleased.

Toomey talks with Professor Bucolo about the African trip. Toomey learns that John is dead. Bucolo...