The narrator is in a hotel room with his boss. The narrator complains about how lonely he is. He tells his boss that he would love to go see the sights with her, but that he has to protect her from the others. She tells him that the others have taken over her work load and that they have come up with a "brilliant parable" to teach her how to see it. She complains that she was lonely too, and that she wanted to see him. He complains that he should have "con tacted" her more. He says that he was so lonely that he wanted to kiss her. She says that she is panting because she has been so lonely. The two kiss, and she