The chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, when Hirokazu's father tells him that his mother and father are going to be separated. The flashback is interrupted by the arrival of Hiroko's secretary, who tells the young man that his father's personal secretary will be coming to visit him soon.
The chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, when Hirokazu's father tells him that his mother and father are going to be separated. The flashback is interrupted by the arrival of Hiroko's secretary, who tells the young man that his father's personal secretary will be coming to visit him soon.