In the end, he left his wife so that he could marry Fanny Vlaminck, and continued work on Tintin in Tibet, trusting that completing the book would exorcise the demons he felt possessed him.
Pada akhirnya, ia meninggalkan istrinya sehingga ia dapat menikahi Fanny Vlaminck, dan melanjutkan pengerjaan Tintin di Tibet, merasa bahwa menyelesaikan buku tersebut akan menumpas iblis-iblis yang ia rasa menggerayanginya.