The narrator tells the story of how he came to college by himself. He asks if he can register without a letter of acceptance or tuition. The narrator explains that he still needs to stamp his letters of absence, and he tells him to take his books and give them away to his professors. He tells the narrator to set up an exhibition for his self-portrait in the building, and then he asks the narrator what he thinks of the painting. He says that it is beautiful, and that he thinks it is expressing that he does not remember him. He also says that he is envious of the painter, who works so hard and loves painting so much, and in his eyes, he is dazzling. He adds that he also likes the painter because he has said so much about him.