Chapter 6 (sections iv-vi) Summary

Larry continues his story, telling Maugham how he goes back to Paris after leaving the monastery with many questions still unanswered. During that spring, he stays at a small French village along a river. Maugham assumes this is the summer he spends with Suzanne Rouvier and her daughter.

After Larry's time at the village, Larry goes to Spain, where visits Seville to learn more about art and see if art can answer some of his questions about the world. Maugham then tells of the time he spent in Seville as a youngster and the beautiful women who live there. Larry says that while there, he meets a beautiful young girl. The girl lives with him under the understanding that she is with Larry only until her boyfriend is released from military service. The girl is a sweet, sexual person...