In the middle of the rain, the narrator tells us that he was so scared when he left the room that he didn't know what to do. He was worried that he wouldn't be able to see Ganymede again, that he'd be unable to save him, and that they'd have to go back to the brothel to find him. He's not worried about that, though, because he's been bedridden for the past two months. He tells us how he came to stay at the brothel because he had to pass through this area before he could get there. He also tells us