The chapter opens with a discussion of the possibility of giving up on her brother. She tells her sister-in-law that she already belongs to someone else, and that she will not be able to resist her brother's offer of marriage if he does not say anything to her in the hospital. The chapter ends with a description of a peacock flying towards the moon. The peacock is a symbol of the moon's progress, and the chapter concludes with a comparison between the peacock and a nightgown made of peacock feathers. The nightgown is made of 3000 peacock feathers, whereas the nightgown made from the northeast is made out of 2000 peacock feathers