2.1: Shortly after this, Walter is offered a job as an artist for a newspaper, which he happily accepts. His first job sends him to Paris, and he takes Pesca with him, as Pesca has been in low spirits since the events with Count Fosco. On their last day, Walter returns to Pesca’s hotel room and meets the foreign stranger, whom he saw at the opera, leaving Pesca’s room. When he goes inside, Pesca seems frightened and begs Walter to leave Paris with him that morning. Walter says that they cannot leave until the afternoon, and Pesca accepts this.
Analysis: The foreigner is clearly a member of the Brotherhood, and Pesca is unnerved by this brush with his political past.
Theme: Morality, Crime and Punishment