Part 3, Chapters 8-11 Summary

Sabina and Franz get together, when he leaves his wife. Sabina immediately feels suffocated, as she did as a girl, and wants to be free. She realizes that she is betraying Franz, as he betrayed his wife. In her excitement to find freedom, they make love in a wild frenzy. Franz thinks it is because she is enthralled that he is now hers.

Franz returns home for his things. His conscience is bothering him, and he feels that he has hurt Marie-Claude. However, she is strong and as vital as ever. When Franz returns to Sabina's apartment, she does not answer. He returns day after day and finds that she is gone. Franz begins to live on his own and be his own man. This, in itself, is a victory for him. He creates a little place for himself...