This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the Governess, in which she tells the audience that she is the one who has taken ivan away from her. She says that she feels responsible for ivan's current state, but she is convinced that ivan is following his heart. The Governess asks if she will go to see ivan, and she replies that she cannot believe that he is leaving the clergy and going to be with the woman he loves. She then tells the reader that she will kill her if she touches her, and that her lack of self-confidence is the reason why ivan gave up his love for her. .