The Night Watchman: Tosca Summary & Analysis

It’s a case of mutual exasperation. One night when Barnes drops Valentine off, she says goodbye and that she means it. Barnes asks if that means goodbye for good, and he can tell by the look on her face that it does. At home, he plays an opera recording, even though he thinks it wouldn’t be considered a “manly taste.” The record makes him “luxuriantly weep.”