The chapter opens with a soliloquy by the narrator, who tells the reader that he has given his boss many hugs and kisses. He then asks the reader to imagine what it must be like to be his boss's friend. The narrator tells the audience that he wants to be a special person to his boss, and that he does not want to be associated with "befits" or "friends with bene." The narrator then tells us that he is upset that his boss has always been with him, even though he has never liked him. He says that the reason for this is that the night before, he saw the two of them eating together, and he thought it would be fun to tease him a bit. He knows that he can do the same with anyone, he says, and so he feels sorry that he was always alone with his boss.