The slave moans about how angry the housekeeper is and how the fever is getting worse. She begs the housekeeper to help her, but the housekeeper refuses to listen to her pleas. Instead, she tells the slave to sign the contract before she dies. The contract says that if the housekeeper dies, the contract will not be renewed. The slave wonders why there is no holiday, sick leave, or early leave. She also wonders why the contract stipulates that the housekeeper must be in danger of death if the contract is not renewed.