Throughout the chapter, Toklas and Stein move from place to place, going to various parties, visiting Lane, living with the Whiteheads, and going to London and France. What is important to note is that when receiving news of the war, people should be together, not alone. In a friendly home setting, the inhabitants can discuss war, and lessen each others worries. If bad news comes, you have someone to rely on and a home to relax in. Home is a safe zone, where no damage can be done, only healed. In France, war is present nearly everywhere, except in most homes. In a home, you can relax, rethink your plan of action, and sleep. By doing this, Stein and Toklas’s actions have reason and facts behind them, and are performed optimally because they had time to recuperate.