The chapter opens with a conversation between a young woman and her older sister. The young woman tells the older sister that she is pregnant and that she should break off her relationship with her brother-in-law, who is her step-brother. The older sister tells the young woman that her husband is married and that he should break up with his wife. The two women argue about which of them is guilty of infidelity, and the younger sister tells her that the older man is the one who is guilty because he is married. She tells the younger woman that the two of them have never really started a relationship, and that they should apologize if they have caused her any grief. The younger woman says that she still loves her sister, and she asks the older woman if she will give her the blessing to break off their relationship. She says that if she does, she will not give it to the younger man, who she says is just a child.