Francis Goodman, a.k.a. The Cosmopolitan Timeline and Summary
MoreFrancis Goodman, a.k.a. The Cosmopolitan Timeline and Summary
- Halfway through the the novel, Frank shows up and eavesdrops on Pitch's conversation with the man from the Philosophical Intelligence Office. He starts a conversation with Pitch about misanthropy. They agree to disagree.
- Charlie eavesdrops on the conversation and starts talking to Frank once Pitch leaves. They talk for a long time about backwoodsmen and misanthropy.
- Frank asks Charlie for money. Charlie bugs out. Frank seems to cast a coin spell that resets Charlie, and they continue talking pleasantly.
- Charlie leaves, and Mark Winsome sits in his place and badmouths him. Frank's not into that, but the two nevertheless have a tangled conversation about charity.
- Winsome swaps Egbert into the conversation. Frank and Egbert have a hypothetical exchange about lending money to a friend.
- Frank bristles at Egbert and storms off.
- Frank greets the barber with a blessing and finagles a free shave.
- Finally, Frank descends into the sleeping cabins, reads the Bible with an old man, and guides the old man to the old man's room in the dark.