Since his parents are now renting his room to a lodger, Alex wanders the streets and accidentally encounters the old scholar he assaulted earlier in the book, who, keen on revenge, beats up Alex with the help of his friends.
Since his parents are now renting his room to a lodger, Alex wanders the streets and enters a public library where he hopes to learn a painless way to commit suicide. There, he accidentally encounters the old scholar he assaulted earlier in the book, who, keen on revenge, beats up Alex with the help of his friends.