Chapter 12 

When Ralph sees Indiana, he is surprised by how thin and sad she looks. But Ralph thinks he can arouse her self-interest and then convince her to want better things. He tells her it brings him pain to see her, and she confesses that she is ill. Raymon says that if he is the cause of her sorrows, perhaps he can put an end to them, and he goes down on his knees, saying he will offer her his life. Indiana says it is too late; all she wants is Noun back, and Raymon has killed her.

Raymon becomes very pale at this, and Indiana apologizes for hurting him, at which point he begins to sob. Indiana is moved that “you, who didn’t know her” should mourn Noun so. These words confuse Raymon, who is suddenly unsure what she knows or why she blames him.

Indiana now thinks Raymon is a kind soul after all and tells him not to cry, saying really it was she who killed Noun by reproaching Noun when she was in truth angry with Raymon. She says she had thought he loved her that night, but then she discovered that he didn’t even respect her. This fills Raymon with hope: he asks if she loves him and says he will love her passionately. Indiana points out that she has never been in love before and that she must be loved “absolutely, eternally, unreservedly.” She demands sacrifices which she thinks Raymon cannot give.

Raymon passionately declares himself to be hers “body and soul.” At this point, Ralph comes in and, as is customary, kisses Indiana on the mouth, happy to see her, which infuriates Raymon. Indiana then tells Raymon he has a long way to go to make things up to her.

That evening, Raymon speaks intelligently to try to win Indiana over. But Indiana is still convinced that she is a passing fancy for Raymon, even if she loves him passionately.

Chapter 13 

Raymon stays with Indiana instead of joining the hunt. This concerns Ralph; he suggests that Indiana should go on the hunt next time, but Indiana argues against this, and Raymon feels sure Indiana prefers to stay with him. Raymon notices that Ralph is suspicious. He suggests that he and Indiana follow the hunt together, and she agrees.

All evening, Ralph deliberately chaperones them. The next morning, Ralph comes in to arrange to buy the horse Raymon has brought with him and has expressed a desire to sell. Raymon wonders if this is to make him follow the hunt on foot, but Ralph dismisses this notion. Ralph then presents the horse to Indiana, who is delighted and embraces Ralph. Indiana then leaps onto the horse and canters about. 

Raymon is deeply jealous. He says he suffers when he watches them together, especially because he has provided Ralph with the means of pleasing her. Indiana argues that it is merely family intimacy and that jealousy is unbecoming. She says that Ralph is the only constant in her life, and thus she is very fond of him. Raymon says he thinks that Ralph is indecisive and “commonplace” of mind. Indiana says it is true that he often sees things through others’ eyes but that he was made to despise himself by his parents, who preferred his brother to him. 

The unhappy Ralph and the unhappy Indiana, as children, comforted each other. Ralph’s brother died when he was twenty; after this, Indiana was his only consolation. Ralph did not marry Indiana because he was already married when she reached marriageable age. His wife, whom...