Thomas Covenant is going to pay his bills at Bell Telephone Company passing the Electric Company as he does and recalls how his doctors taught him to carried out VSE. He remembers the song Golden Boy and is later given a note from a Beggar in dirty ochre robes who holds a staff atop of which it says 'Beware.' Characters Seen Beggar Thomas Covenant Mentioned Joan Macht Covenant Roger Covenant Places Seen Bell Telephone Company Courthouse Electric Company Mentioned Haven Farm Artifacts Mentioned Beggars Note