The chapter opens with a conversation between the landlord and his grandmother. The landlord tells his grandmother that he is going to live in the house for a month. The grandmother tells him that his wife is amazing and that she has won many prizes in the past. She tells the landlord that he should not worry about his love for his wife, because he is not in love with her. The grandfather tells him to apologize to his wife for the quarrels that have arisen between them.