Chapters 10-12 Summary

Dirk, wanting a magnifying glass with which to examine the envelope that fell out of the record, goes to a knickknack shop. He does not get a magnifying glass but does buy a calculator that uses the I Ching to calculate math problems. The only problem is, that any answer greater than four comes out as "A Suffusion of Yellow." (Chapter 10, p. 97) Dirk goes to a cafe to use it and to think about what he saw on the news about Janice. Dirk can not figure out what her connection is to the whole situation at the airport, or why she is missing, but he does use the calculator to conclude that he should get a new fridge. Dirk steals the coffee of the girl at the next table when she is not looking and drinks it meditatively. He gets up...