The innocent Pyle suggests to leave the house before the evening starts getting rude. Fowler is present when they meet a lot of dead bodies in a canal. When Fowler wants to get asleep in the office quarter, Pyle appears, he has followed Fowler all alone despite,all dangers, to tell him he is in love with Phuong. He wants to marry her and get children. In Hanoi Pyle has left a letter to Fowler, thanking Fowler that he has been reasonable,remaining friends and promising not to see Phuong before Fowler is back.
Fowler is three weeks underway.
He attends several events eg. Pyle also receives a telegram in Hanoi that he has to leave Vietnam in a couple of months. Thomas Fowler and Alden Pyle meet again. Pyle has brought his dog, which Thomas doesn't like. They discuss Phuong again.