This chapter opens with a description of the special pigment that is injected into the palm of the boy's hand. It will not harm the bone and will not fade away for a lifetime. It is the latest invention for the owner of a mark to leave on a live. The boy asks if he can choose a finger color. The doctor explains that he will reward the boy for choosing the color of his own finger. He tells the boy that he does not want to be his toy. He wants to go home. His parents abandoned him, and he has no home to return to. He asks the doctor to take him out for a walk the next day.