Dr. Bledsoe and Caius return from their honeymoon. Caius is grateful to have some free time to himself, but he is also grateful to his siblings for taking over most of his work. They thank everyone who has helped Caius in his recovery, and they wish him luck in his future endeavors. They are interrupted by a groan from Caius, who has been studying about the world. He says that he has been unable to communicate with Caius because of the "mountains of words and phrases" in the language