Anna is focused on Walter. In her mind, she recalls: “Everybody says the man’s bound to get tired and you read it in all the books” (64). Yet, she continues to wait for him and his messages. She receives a letter from Walter asking her to pack belongings for a trip to the countryside later that evening.

Ann and Walter spend the following day near Savernake Forest and although Anna finds this a beautiful part of England, she notes that “something had happened to it. It was as if the wildness had gone out of it” (67).

Walter’s cousin, Vincent, and his current love interest, Germaine Sullivan, also join them on their trip. Germaine has been in a quarrelsome mood as Walter explains to Anna: “Vincent’s going away next week for some time and she seems to have got into a bad temper over it. The fact is, she wants him to leave her more money than he can afford” (72).

Anna discovers that Vincent is actually accompanying Walter to New York. Walter assures that he “won’t be gone long” (72). Walter wishes to leave for London that night and as he checks for the car, Anna joins Germaine and Vincent.