Suddenly appears in the swimming pool, Hanna sees Michael and Sophie together. By the time Michael gets up to go to her, she leaves the pool. The next day, he goes to visit Hanna and sits on the stairs outside her apartment, waiting for her. However, she isn’t coming back. He later discovers that Hanna has canceled a request for training to become a streetcar driver and moved out the same day. It is too late for him to remedy the relationship.
Michael feels uncertain about what he saw in the pool. After organizing his thoughts, he has no doubt that it was Hanna. He feels guilty and believes it was him who caused her departure. Readers can discover how Michael processes his thoughts from this quote. Although he attempts to persuade