insistence that Paul and Dunstan become friends that Paul is compelled to repay Dunstan the money he stole.That night when I was making my usual prudent Canadian Scots count, I found that several bills hadfound their way into my wallet, slightly but notembarrassingly exceeding the sum that had disappearedfrom it when last I met with Paul. I began to think betterof Eisengrim. (207)When Paul repays Dunstan, Dunstan realizes he can now trust Paul. With the help of Liesl, Dunstan has made a friend with a member of the underworld. These two people will help Dunstan to continue on with his journey.The next step of Dunstan’s journey is to completely leave his life behind and begin a brand new one. He enters into a new world. This occurs when Dunstan “became a member of Magnus Eisengrim’s entourage.” (207) He begins to travel with Magnus because he still wants adventure and he knows that it does not occur often. He says: “This looked liked an adventure, and, at fifty, adventures do not come every day.” (211) Dunstan’s journey is based on adventure. He does not know what he is getting into by joining Magnus Eisengrim’s entourage. There will be something different each day; something new and surprising. By entering a new world, Dunstan is completing one more step of his journey.Dunstan has now reached the point in his journey where he realizes he is completely abandoning his old world. This is the lowest point in his journey. Dunstan realizes that he is changing.The day I found myself slapping one of the showgirls on the bottom and winking when she made her ritual protest,I knew that something was terribly wrong with DunstanRamsey.Two things that were wrong I could easily identify:I had become a dangerously indiscreet talker, and I was in love with the beautiful Faustina. (215)Dunstan understands that he is different than he used to be. When he was younger he did not gossip and he neve...
