In the Bunker Summary

Frank hates women and the sea—women because they are weak and stupid and the sea because it washes away things he has built. He hates Mrs. Clamp who is the Cauldhame's housekeeper who cleans the house once a week. She is not really a woman the same way a young girl is not—but she used to be a woman.

The next morning, Frank sees that his father had returned—he is snoring away in his room. Frank meticulously grooms himself. He carefully shampoos his hair and showers. He cuts his nails and washes between his toes and cleans out his nose and ears. When he needs to create special substances and needs toe jam or belly button fluff, he has to go without a shower for days—but he has no need for...