Chapter 6 Summary

Therefore, the day arrived for James to move into Sadie's flat. When he arrived, she told him that she was dreadfully late for the studio and that she wanted him to stay there all day and not to leave; there was plenty of wonderful food, drink and anything else he would require. He was to select one of the guest rooms as his own, not wait up for her; and with that, she was gone!

James wandered around the flat for a while, reveling in the fine furnishings and appointments. He then settled in the sitting room, poured himself a drink and lit a cigarette, soaking in his new surroundings. After awhile he began working on his manuscripts and soon drifted off to sleep. When he awoke, his gaze fixed on a bookcase on the other side of the room, and there in...