Summary

Chapter 5, “The Country Cook”

This chapter is told from Cody’s point of view. Cody is now thirty years old and lives in New York City. He has many girlfriends, but drops them if they are nice to Ezra when Cody brings them to Baltimore. The fact that Ezra doesn’t notice or seem interested in women only makes Cody more angry and jealous. The one time a girlfriend dislikes Ezra, Cody loses interest in her immediately.

Cody has bought a farm in Maryland, planning to raise his family there once he gets married. He pities Ezra and his restaurant, and is impatient with him for his awkwardness. He finds Ezra’s wooden recorder playing annoying, as he has since they were young. He blames Ezra for his anxiety problems.

Jenny’s divorce has now been finalized, and she is about to marry Sam Wiley...