Chapters 25 through 29 Summary

In Chapter 25, the inmates of Villete noticed that Zedka, Mari, Eduard and Veronika were all missing, how they all believed Veronika was dead, and how relieved they all were that they were not.

In Chapter 26, the members of The Fraternity examine a note left for them by Mari, in which she says life with them was just the same as life out in the world. People were/are confined and defined by barriers and walls, protected from living and engaging in themselves. She thanks them all for their company and the good times they experienced together, saying that even though she is sixty five, she is going out to fully experience both life and herself. The members of The Fraternity go to bed that night believing she has gone truly insane.

In Chapter 27, after Eduard and Veronika drink several bottles of...