In this chapter, we learn that Martin is worried about his father's health. He's worried about what to do now that he's learned that his father is a violent man. Martin tells us that he hasn't been able to control his anger, and that he doesn't know how to deal with his father. He asks Martin to deliver the message from his family to his father so that he can go home. Martin asks to be dropped off at the main train station, where he can catch the train to his mother's house. Martin thanks him for the ride, and says he'll take good care of his father when he gets home.