The narrator begins this chapter by musing on the strange behavior of the Governess, who seems to be having an affair with one of her male companions. The Governess's husband, Tsuji, has been escorting her to an infirmary, where she is to see her friends in Futomiya. The narrator wonders aloud if he has put some money in his pocket, and wonders aloud whether he has been "stunned" by a man who has "squished" him. He wonders if the man has been molesting him, and then wonders if he is being "molested" by some other man, whom he does not name. He then wonders whether the man is molesting akane, and if this is the case, he wonders if there are other girls like her who are molesting men on purpose. He also wonders whether she is addicted to it, and whether she will be able to stop it. He concludes that he is indeed being "mourned."