Part 2, Chapter 20 Summary

This chapter takes place back in Italy.

The End of the Middle Ages-- Miss Alans did, indeed, go to Greece and thence around the world; but the story must be content with a visit to a much smaller voyage - back to the Pension Bertolini. Lucy and George, now married, argue playfully about whether they're in his original room or hers. As George looks out at the view and describes it to his wife, Lucy reflects on a letter from Freddy and on her changed relationship with her mother and brother. She thinks they will never love her, welcome her or trust her again; but George hints that once they get back home everything will be fine.

Their conversation, repeatedly interrupted by a coach-driver shouting up to them to take them for a ride, turns to how their happiness is dependent...