A few days after the company outing, the narrator confesses to himself that he is in love with his childhood friend, Madame Pernelle. He tells her that he has not seen the stalker since then, and that he does not know if the relationship between the two women is going to improve. He is sad that he lost his employee, but he is sure that Pernelle has continued to flirt with other women, and he is not going to judge Pernelle for it