The next morning, the artist asks the young man if he knows him from school. The young man says that he does, and the artist tells him that he looks forward to seeing him again. The artist asks if the new man is a student or a member of the gang, and he says that they are both the same age. He says that the gang has started to treat him as if he were a friend. He asks if they can drop the formality of talking in front of each other, but the artist says that it would be too formal. He then asks if he can show him his hand, which he has cut with a sharp knife. The student says that someone has cut the blade badly, but that he is fine, and asks the artist to show him the other side of the knife.