"How train a good" is the first line of the chapter, which begins with a young man's description of his sleep-deprived state. He wakes up in the middle of the night to find that his father has gone to a dinner party, where he is expected to perform some of his duties. The young man wonders why his father is keeping him up so late to perform his duties, and he wonders if the young man is trying to get him to drink before the dinner party begins. The two men argue about whether or not they are drunk, and the younger man accuses the older man of trying to "pull rank" by being the son of the chairman of the company. The younger man tries to calm the two men down, but they continue to argue.