Hajn died, Petr discovers that according to the will, Soňa's son inherits all the property and he is only to manage it. So he resigns himself to everything, believes in the adversity of fate, which according to him is against him in everything, and stops trying for anything, he neglects the factory where he used to work so hard for his son, he doesn't care about everything anymore, and he only observes the gradual decay family and his property. 1937 Czech novels Psychological novels