The chapter opens with a description of a young man who is a freshman at a university. He tells us that he has been living on his own for the past few months, and that he is haunted by the ghost of his dead father. The young man explains that he does not want to go back to his family's home because he is afraid that the ghost will harm him. He asks the ghost to wait for the day when he will be able to return home, and the ghost responds that he will wait until that day.