In this chapter, we are introduced to a new character, a young girl who has just come to live with her parents. The girl, who is named Roxane, is very shy and timid, but she is also very sweet and kind to her family. When she is introduced to her father, she is very upset and tells him that she is pregnant. He tells her that she will have to take care of her parents, who are very sick, and that she should not worry about her pregnancy. When Roxane asks her father why he is so upset, he says that he is sick of her. She asks him to take her to the doctor, but he refuses, saying that he does not want her to have to go through the pain of childbirth. When the doctor arrives, he tells Roxane that she must go to the hospital, but Roxane refuses to go, saying she will not be able to go because of her pregnancy