The chapter opens with the narrator's declaration that he has something that attracts people, and that people should not worry about being burned by it. He then goes on to say that if he were in love with another woman, he wouldn't get mad at her for flirting with another man, but if he found that her actions were different from those of a married couple, he would get angry. The narrator pretends that he doesn't know what he's talking about. He tells his aunt that he'll be back in a few hours to see her and her son. He also tells her that ivan has told her that he wants to come to their house, but that he can't leave now because he has to pick up ivan at night
The chapter opens with the narrator's declaration that he has something that attracts people, and that people should not worry about being burned by it. He then goes on to say that if he were in love with another woman, he wouldn't get mad at her for flirting with another man, but if he found that her actions were different from those of a married couple, he would get angry. The narrator pretends that he doesn't know what he's talking about. He tells his aunt that he'll be back in a few hours to see her and her son. He also tells her that ivan has told her that he wants to come to their house, but that he can't leave now because he has to pick up ivan at night