- Gradually, Newman stops thinking about Claire every waking minute of the day.
- He stays in England for a while before deciding to hightail it to America for a change of pace.
- He spends some time gallivanting around America, but never reveals his broken heart to anyone.
- Finally, he decides to head back to France to confront his heartache straight on.
- This decision is only partially motivated by the fact that Mrs. Tristram wrote him some news about Claire: she's officially taken the veil.
- Obviously, Newman's first stop in France is Claire's convent.
- Once there, he realizes that he's being pathetic. It's time to move on, for real this time.
- Revenge? Yeah, he's not so into that anymore. It was nice to have the option, though.
- Back at the Tristrams, Newman tells them of his newfound complacency.
- Mrs. Tristram is clearly pretty relieved. She thought Newman came back to France to end his life.
- Newman's done with moping about. He throws the incriminating letter into the fire and lets it burn up.
- Phew, that's a relief. Mrs. Tristram's sort of curious about what the secret is, but she's happy to see Newman happy.
- Newman can't help but peer into the fire to see if the paper is really burned up. Who can blame him for having second thoughts?