The Great Divide

As Ada is leaving the commissary, Omar approaches it. He recognizes her by the sound of her voice because she’d sung to him as he lay struggling to breathe in when he fell. He maneuvers his way around so that she will think that the two happened to come across each other, face to face in the busy thoroughfare. When Ada catches sight of Omar, she stops abruptly, instantly figuring out that he is the man whose life she saved. He introduces himself, and they chat briefly before Ada must run back home to Marian Oswald.

Ada returns to the house to find out that Marian Oswald has died. She sends the boy who brings the mail in search of John Oswald, and after much running and many different stops, he relays the message. At home, Antoinette does not want to be blamed for Marian’s death and decides to tell John that Ada neglected her charge and left the house. Newspaper reporters show up to talk to John about Marian’s obituary. The notice includes only the information that she was the wife of John Oswald and omits her degrees and professional work.