The chapter opens with a discussion of the "budgetary allocation" and the "things" that can be done in the future. The narrator tells us that the content of the book is not bad, but that it's important to remember that things can change. He warns us that if we don't pay attention to these things, we'll make mistakes later on. He tells us to be patient and not to get too worked up. He reminds us that he's not as experienced as everyone else in the room, so he didn't want to waste his time on useless tasks. But now that he has his job, he thinks he can do something useful with it. This is why he worked so hard and put all his efforts into it. He doesn't know how he could have done such a thing, he says, if he hadn't studied so hard. He asks if she even knows how he feels, and she tells him to calm down and not fight over it. She also tells him that peace is the most important thing in the world, and that he shouldn't worry about the "atmo sphere" . He says that he used to think that this office was a bully's nest, but lately, things have gotten tougher. He wonders if it was because of the way that the meeting room was set up, or because of what happened on the day that such things happened. He wants to know if she's done something wrong, and he asks her to stop looking at him. She says that she has "plunged proof" , which is proof that she did something wrong. He then asks her if she was excited, and