Chapter 7 Summary

The taxi stopped at Hugo's address and the three men emerged and found themselves facing a set of office buildings and shops. They located the name Belfounder on a sign and made their way up a steep set of steps. At about the fourth level, they started to hear a deafening high-pitched chattering sound. They were excited to think that Hugo was having a party with lots of girls! However, when they arrived at Hugo's door, they found it ajar and James tentatively went inside. The noise they had heard had been hundreds of birds; starlings flying about in a deep angled roof.

Clearly, Hugo was not at home but James looked around a bit and found the simple bedroom furnishings in the style like the old Hugo he used to know. However, the other rooms were furnished with Turkish rugs and original...