In this chapter, the narrator tells us that she's going to hang her clothes up in the attic. She's not going to let her sister-in-law, Masha, cheat on her family. Masha says that if the other woman really shows the proof of Masha's infidelity, she'll tarnish the family's good name. Masha tells the narrator that she can't believe that her brother will listen to her when she tries to convince him to change his mind. Masha admits that she used to make her brother trust her so much, even when she was around. She says that even when her brother's girlfriend was around, he'd still listen to the advice she gave him. Masha explains that this is why she hates Masha so much: she knows that after she marries her brother, she won't be able to have a say in his life. Masha also says that whenever she criticizes her brother about Masha, he either ignores her or asks her to shut up.