In this chapter, we are introduced to the cat, the captain of the ship, who is in love with the ship. He tells us that he is jealous of the way the captain treats the girls, and that he wishes he were a nicer man. The cat tells the captain that he loves the girl because she is so beautiful. The captain tells the cat that he has forgotten where the girl is, and the cat tells him to go back to the ship and find her. He says that he cannot eat because of his anxiety, and he wonders how the girl manages to remain so serene