The narrator runs into his math teacher, who is running a "love hotel" with him. The narrator asks what's bothering the teacher, and the teacher tells him that he's been out of work for a while, and that he heard about the incident with Mr. Norton. The teacher tells the narrator to stay home and not to go out at night, since it'll make her smell bad. The two of them run off to find a rummage sale, which the narrator tells the teacher is a good idea since he'll be able to get rid of some of the things he doesn't need. He asks the