This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between the Governess and her son. The Governess says that her son is her "blood related brother" and that she is the one who is to blame for him being influenced by the "ruleless friends" of his family. She says that she did not properly care for him during their eight-year separation and that he should have been sent to the battlefield when he returned. She plans to accompany him more in the future.
This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between the Governess and her son. The Governess says that her son is her "blood related brother" and that she is the one who is to blame for him being influenced by the "ruleless friends" of his family. She says that she did not properly care for him during their eight-year separation and that he should have been sent to the battlefield when he returned. She plans to accompany him more in the future.