The narrator tells us that he agreed to stay away from the man because he was poor and because he thought he loved her. After his accident, the narrator realized that the man was using her for his own financial gain. He tells her that he will not meet her again and sends her gifts for parting. The narrator says that she is going to break up with him because she is his sister-in-law and he is her brother-in law. He says that he has spent a lot of time with her over the years and she is fickle and fickle bitch. She tells him that he can't leave because he is his own business and that he is not leaving because he has money. She says that there is gossip about the third son of the family, who is a cynical and wealthy young man.