In this chapter, we learn that the children do not recognize William anymore, and that he has returned to china. He wants to make amends for his rudeness to his mother, and he also wants to be compensated for the loss of the children. He asks if he can marry arnord, but he knows that he is not his father's biological mother, so he will not be able to make a choice for him. He tells us that he wants to marry sister raina, but she will not marry him, because he and his father have identified her as his mother. He says that if she really feels bad for him, he should hug her and comfort her as soon as she cries out to re-marry.