Part Two: Chapter Four Summary

David finally receives a message from Hella telling him when she will arrive in Paris. When the day arrives, David slips out of Giovanni's room without telling him and meets her at the train station. When he sees her and embraces her, he is surprised by how happy he is. It feels natural for her to be in his arms and his fears that their relationship is hopeless begin to diminish. They still linger, though, and he tries to put off the discussion for their future together. She senses this distance but thinks that it is her fault. She worries that she took so long to accept his proposal that he had moved on from her. The topic of the letter comes up and David dishonestly claims that he was not sure what she meant in it...