The chapter opens with a flashback to the previous chapter, in which the narrator explains that he is now in love with Dr. Bledsoe, and that he wants to marry her. The flashback is interrupted by the sound of someone's voice, and the narrator realizes that the voice is that of the doctor's wife, who is now dead. The narrator then realizes that he has been watching the doctor closely, and he realizes that his wife is dead. He realizes that she is the only person in his life that he loves. He is afraid that if he pushes the doctor away, he will think that he doesn't like the doctor. He feels that he should protect his brother, but he is afraid of what he will do if he does not do so. He wonders why he hasn't received a message from the doctor on his way home. He keeps calling to see if he is still suspicious of her, but she is unable to answer his calls. She feels that she has overreacted.