Section 11 Summary

Bowles does not arrive at the hotel for the meeting with Izzet. Pascali and Izzet wait impatiently, only to receive a note, stating Bowles is unable to attend, and that he insists upon the removal of the soldiers at the ruins before any further negotiation can occur. Izzet tells him Pasha is not a patient man, and that the situation is now on the head of Pascali. Pascali agrees to find Bowles, and finds himself depressed and anguished at the thought of losing the one hundred fifty liras promised to him.

Section 11 Analysis

This section reaffirms the suspicion introduced in the previous section, that Bowles probably does not plan to pay Pascali. Further, by his failure to appear, he has placed Pascali in more danger, knowing Izzet and Pasha will not react well to his delay. As Izzet points out, Bowles did not...