Rules of Civility

On a Saturday night in December, Katey finds herself at Fran’s place. She’d seen Fran in the Village the previous afternoon and learned that Fran had moved in with Grubb. It was his birthday, and she was going to make him Veal Pacelli. She’d been out buying all the necessary things, including a hammer. Katey notes that she looks like she’s on top of the world. Fran says that she and Grubb will get married and have a lot of children, but she thinks Katey is poised to be the one on top of the world. She also invites Katey to the party for Grubb. At the party, Katey sees that everyone is wearing pants. She also sees a series of pictures depicting a woman baring her breasts and knows it’s Fran. One of Hank’s pictures is also on the wall. She wonders if he’s there, and then goes to try and get a beer from the fridge. A man is blocking the fridge, and the two then converse about Hank. He explains that Hank received a lot of money and threw a huge party. Then he and his friends took all his paintings to the roof and set them on fire.