[ul]Shimamura and Tarumi become reacquainted; 
we learn that Shimamura had been deeply important to Tarumi; 
Tarumi, essentially unaware of Adachi, begins a very careful courtship; 
Adachi, vaguely aware and frightened of Tarumi as a possible rival, expresses herself more plainly to Shimamura; 
Adachi and Shimamura begin dating, with poor Tarumi oblivious; and 
Adachi and Shimamura will be together years later.[/ul] I don't know what comes of poor Tarumi's heart.