In this chapter, we are introduced to Teta Elzbieta and her boss, Mr. Menashe, who are both "lady" and "killer boss" , respectively. The "lady," as she is called in the novel, is described as a "lady-killer" and the "killer-boss," as he is described in the chapter's title, "is like daggers" . The two women discuss the fact that they are both living in the same house and that they have been married for a long time. They discuss their recent move to a different house and how they have not been able to find out where they live. They also discuss their mutual admiration for one another and their mutual fear of the other's advances. The women also discuss the possibility of a sexual relationship between them. The men discuss the idea of a romantic relationship and the possibility that they may be in love with one another, but they do not discuss whether or not they are actually in love.