This chapter opens with a flashback to a time when the Governess and her son were younger. When they were younger, they did not wear masks when they talked to people or ate together. The Governess tells her son that it was considered "normal" for them to do so. She tells him that he should show his mouth to the people around him so that they will not catch him. He says that he already saw his mouth and that it is only fair that they should show it. He tells her that he is afraid that people will catch him for showing his mouth. He asks her to show him her mouth so that he will not be mistaken for someone else. She says that she will go home and wash her face in the shower.