- Sabina now lives in New York with an old man and his wife.
- The old man sometimes comes with her to her studio, an old stable on his property, to watch her paint.
- The narrator again reflects on kitsch.
- It is Sabina's enemy, but hasn't she also been carrying kitsch with her for her whole life, in the form of her ideal of a quiet, peaceful home?
- In some ways, Sabina functions as the parent of these two old people. In some way, she's trying to fulfill the image she has of the perfect home.
- But she knows this happy home is just an illusion. Soon enough, her path of betrayals will continue, and she will leave the old couple.
- But as soon as she recognizes that the happy home is an illusion, it loses its power and is no longer kitsch.
- The narrator makes the point that no one – not even Sabina – can escape kitsch completely.