In this brief scene, the mouse recalls the events of the previous day. He is so frightened that he can hardly think of anything. He remembers that the white man has come to help him, and that he deserves to die. He also remembers that he is sure that the murderer got hit by the white face. He wonders how the murderer could have come back first, and wonders if the murderer is planning to flee again. He decides to try and kill the murderer first. The white man tells the mouse that his foot is still hurt, but he is fine now. He asks the mouse if he has a name, and the mouse replies that he does not, since nobody ever gave him one