In this chapter, the two young lovers embrace each other's "own form of love" . After all, they're both free to love whomever they want. The narrator tells us that he's come home because he wants to share his life with his sister. He's chosen to tell her the truth about his past, so that she can "encourage ever love" or "be loved" by anyone. He admits that he used to be afraid of men, but that when he took a good look at his "true sexality" , he was able to overcome his fear of men. He thanks his sister for looking after him, and tells her that he loves her as long as she's alive. He says that he doesn't know why she didn't say anything about it when they were younger, but he says that she is "free to love whoever she wants . . so it just never occurs to him to say anything." He tells her how much she has changed since they were young, and how much he has grown into a "splendid young woman," and how happy he is to have her as a member of his family. The two of them are going to find a place for them to live, and the narrator tells him that he will be the one to show her the reigns at his bar.