Chapter 33

Summary

• Hazel returns home to her flat in the dark and turns on the lights to find her husband Barnaby waiting in the kitchen.
• Barnaby startles Hazel and questions her about her whereabouts, as he had expected her earlier.
• Hazel explains she was at an art show with friends, but Barnaby reveals he knows she was with Harry Aberdeen, a boy from Binsey.
• Barnaby confronts Hazel about looking like lovers with Harry and about stolen book illustrations, information he learned from his parents, not Hazel.
• Hazel is shocked to learn from Barnaby that his father was instrumental in getting her the job at Sotheby's and that his parents are now accusing her of betrayal.
• Barnaby reassures her of his love and reminds her of their imminent trip to Paris, urging her to come clean if there's anything she's hiding.
• Hazel assures Barnaby of her fidelity and love for him, and they share a kiss that feels distant to her.
• Later, unable to sleep, Hazel gets up early and begins to piece together her reality, contemplating an article in Vanity Fair about child evacuees from WWII.
• Hazel receives a letter from Aiden, the police inspector, providing a list and details of the four nurses interviewed regarding Flora's disappearance.
• Barnaby finds Hazel with the letter, and after a discussion, expresses his concern that Hazel will never stop chasing the loss of Flora.
• After a brief and strained exchange, Barnaby leaves for work, and Hazel is left pondering over Imogene's daughter, Iris, and the connection she might have.