Chapter 45

Summary

• Longstaff distressed and believing his career is ruined
• Longstaff angry with a nearby island, believing it is the cause of his problems
• Longstaff visited by two groups of people with conflicting requests
• Struan suggests Longstaff present evidence against Cunnington to be successful in his career
• Struan discusses sending Shevaun to America for a year and possibility of partnership with Cooper and Tillman
• Struan worried about potential danger from Brock and Mauss and mentions a possible solution of death
• Struan leaves to meet with Shen
• Struan visits a brothel and confronts the owner about the death of a prostitute brought there by Gorth
• Struan confronts Aristoteles Quance, who is sleeping in the brothel
• Quance creates a portrait of Struan's mother, with whom he was once in love
• Struan discusses the value of art and the importance of being true to oneself with Quance
• Quance desires to leave Hong Kong and travel to America with Struan's help
• Struan gives Quance the money he needs to leave, but severs their relationship
• Struan realizes he is falling in love with May-May