In this chapter, we learn that Shmuel has been spying on the relationship between the Governess and her son, Jacob. The Governess's suspicions are confirmed when she discovers that Jacob's father has been missing for 20 years, and that he is the same man who has been watching over her. The father is outraged, and he suggests that they kill Jacob, so that the people who covet his territory will learn of his evil deeds. He says that they should lock him up and keep a close watch on him. He feels dizzy and says that he will kill his daughter if she does not take the antidote within three days of his death. He tells his father that even if he dies, he will take his daughter to hell with him, and she will be lost forever. He begs his father to save his daughter. He has been working for half of his life for the country, he says, and it is his duty to save her. He swears that if he is asked to do so in the future he will be there for him.